Table of contents
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DEDICATION:................................................................................................................................................................ III
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... VI
LIST OF FIGURES........................................................................................................................................................... VII
CHAPTER ONE:................................................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 BACKGROUND. .................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT .......................................................................................................................................1
1.3 STUDY JUSTIFICATION................................................................................................................................................2
1.4 STUDY OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................................................................2
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS...............................................................................................................................................3
1.6 STUDY SCOPE ..........................................................................................................................................................3
1.7 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................................4
1.7.2 NARRATIVE OF THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK............................................................................................................4
CHAPTER TWO: .................................................................................................................................................. 6
LITERATURE REVIEW. ........................................................................................................................................ 6
CHAPTER THREE:...............................................................................................................................................10
STUDY METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................................................10
3.1 INTRODUCTION. .....................................................................................................................................................10
3.2 STUDY DESIGN AND RATIONALE .................................................................................................................................10
3.3 STUDY AREA..........................................................................................................................................................10
3.4 STUDY POPULATION................................................................................................................................................10
3.5 SAMPLING METHODS...............................................................................................................................................10
3.5.1 INCLUSION CRITERIA.............................................................................................................................................11
3.5.2 EXCLUSION CRITERIA ............................................................................................................................................11
3.6: SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION. .................................................................................................................................11
3.7. DATA COLLECTION METHODS. ..................................................................................................................................12
3.8. QUALITY CONTROL.................................................................................................................................................12
3.9 DATA MANAGEMENT...............................................................................................................................................12
3.10 DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATIONS .......................................................................................................................13
3.11. ETHICAL CONSIDERATION. .....................................................................................................................................13
3.12: STUDY LIMITATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES......................................................................................................13
CHAPTER FOUR: ................................................................................................................................................14
STUDY FINDINGS .........................................................................................................................................14
4.1 SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA......................................................................................................................................14
5.1 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS..............................................................................................................................20
5.1.1 AGE ..................................................................................................................................................................20
5.1.2: MARITAL STATUS...............................................................................................................................................20
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5.1.3 RELIGION...........................................................................................................................................................21
5.1.4 EDUCATIONAL LEVEL ............................................................................................................................................21
5.2.0 PROPORTION OF CIRCUMCISED MEN.......................................................................................................................21
5.2.1 DISTRIBUTION OF CIRCUMCISED RESPONDENTS .........................................................................................................21
5.2.2 DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS UTILIZING SMC. .....................................................................................................22
5.3.0 BARRIERS TO SMC ..............................................................................................................................................22
5.3.1 DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BY SMC ADVANTAGES. ............................................................................................22
5.3.2 DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BY SMC DISADVANTAGES.........................................................................................23
5.3.3 DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BY CULTURAL ACCEPTANCE. ......................................................................................23
CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION......................................................................................25
6.1 CONCLUSION .........................................................................................................................................................25
6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS...............................................................................................................................................25
AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. ..........................................................................................................................................25
AT DISTRICT LEVEL. .......................................................................................................................................................25
AT NATIONAL LEVEL. .....................................................................................................................................................26
APPENDICES.............................................................................................................................................................27
APPENDIX I: DATA COLLECTION TOOL....................................................................................................................27
REFERENCES......................................................................................................................................................28
APPENDIX II: WORK PLAN..............................................................................................................................................30