Male Circumcision as a means of HIV/AIDS prevention in Lusaka Urban
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2013-04-15
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Kabwe, kennedy
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The study focuses on male circumcision as a means of HIV/AIDS prevention. The aim of this study is to evaluate male circumcision as a means of HIV/AIDS prevention from an ethical point of view, with specific focus on Lusaka Urban. Primary data were collected through the use of questionnaires and interviews with health practictioners and circumcised males, who were the researcher’s main sources of primary data. Secondary data were obtained from relevant literature related to this study at the University of Zambia main library, the Department of Philosophy, text books, research papers, the internet, newspapers and journals. The analysis of data commenced during the data collection exercise by organizing field notes according to themes in relation to the objectives of the study. This was followed by identification, description, explanation and interpretation of the ermerging themes and response categories in the context in which they occurred. The findings reveal that the rate of HIV prevalence in Lusaka is very high estimated at 17.4% in 2007. The findings further show that male circumcision is on the preventive side in terms of HIV transmission. It is for this reason that the study has demonstrated that with the necessary mechanisms in place, initiatives being adopted by the Zambian government through the Ministry of Health to expand male circumcision could represent a valuable new aspect of global HIV prevention efforts, and save millions of lives. However, the findings also recognize that male circumcision is not a 'magic bullet' against HIV and so, continued focus on proven HIV prevention measures, such as abstinence, being faithful to one sexual partner, the promotion of condom use, HIV testing and counseling must not be sacrificed. Arising from the implications of the findings of this study, the researcher has recommended that the research be extended to other provinces in order to have much more comprehensive research covering a bigger number of the population. This is so because the current study is only a preliminary one that just gives an idea of male circumcision as a means of HIV/AIDS prevention from an ethical point of view.
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Circumcision--Zambia , Penis--Surgery , HIV(virus)--prevention , AIDS(disease)--Prevention