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Factors behind resistance to voluntary medical male circumcision among the Chewas of Dowa in Central Malawi
Kent Y.G. Mphepo, Adamson S. Muula, John Sadalaki, Witness Tapani Alfonso, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo,Globally, the estimated prevalence rate of male circumcision is around 38.7% with half of the circumcisions conducted for religious and cultural reasons. In Malawi, research shows that only 28.0% of the men aged 15–49 are circumcised. This figure includes 18.0% circumcised by traditional practitioners and 9.0% by medical professionals revealing how...