ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WANTING CIRCUMCISION AND
RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN ZIMBABWE: EVIDENCE
FROM THE 2010–11 ZIMBABWE DEMOGRAPHIC AND
HEALTH SURVEY

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WANTING CIRCUMCISION AND
RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN ZIMBABWE: EVIDENCE
FROM THE 2010–11 ZIMBABWE DEMOGRAPHIC AND
HEALTH SURVEY

ANTONY CHIKUTSA

ALFRED C NCUBE

SHEPHARD MUTSAU

Zimbabwe adopted voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an additional HIV prevention
strategy in 2009. A number of studies have been conducted to understand the determinants of VMMC uptake but
few studies have examined the characteristics of men who are willing to get circumcised or the link between
wanting circumcision and risky sexual behaviour. This study investigated the relationship between wanting male
circumcision and engaging in risky sex behaviours. This was based on the assumption that those who are willing to
undergo circumcision are already engaging in risky sexual behaviours

Reproductive Health

2015