Knowledge, Perception, and Practice of Safe Medical Circumcision on HIV Infection Risk Reduction among Undergraduate Students of a Public University in Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 8

Association of source of information with SMC practice.

Sources of information about SMC	SMC practice		Chi-square	value
	Yes, (%)	No, (%)
Family
Yes	100 (27.8)	30 (15.3)	11.019	0.001
No	260 (72.2)	166 (84.7)
Partner
Yes	20 (5.6)	8 (4.1)	0.577	0.450
No	340 (94.4)	188 (96.0)
Friend
Yes	132 (36.7)	64 (32.7)	0.896	0.340
No	228 (63.3)	132 (67.4)
Health worker
Yes	200 (55.6)	94 (48.0)	2.940	0.091
No	160 (44.4)	102 (52.0)
Political leader
Yes	34 (9.4)	6 (3.1)	7.741	0.005
No	326 (90.6)	190 (96.9)
Traditional leader
Yes	22 (6.1)	8 (4.1)	1.024	0.311
No	338 (93.9)	188 (95.9)
Other sources
Yes	20 (5.6)	14 (7.1)	0.557	0.463
No	340 (94.4)	182 (92.9)
Did the source influence circumcision
Yes	234 (65.0)	78 (39.8)	32.736	<0.001
No	126 (35.0)	118 (60.2)

Significant at 95% confidence interval.