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TABLE 7: Predictors of perception of risk of HIV infection.
Variable Yes, at higher risk 95% CI Yes, at low risk 95% CI
Exp(B) LB UB Exp(B) LB UB
Age
30–35 (R) - - - - - -
15–19 0.588 0.223 1.551 0.733 0.379 1.419
20–24 0.561 0.254 1.241 0.886 0.526 1.491
25–29 0.813 0.400 1.651 0.888 0.553 1.426
Marital status
Never married (R) - - - - - -
Married or living together 0.727 0.364 1.452 1.090 0.693 1.714
Formerly married 3.135* 1.054 9.324 1.252 0.455 3.443
Education
Higher (R) - - - - - -
Primary 0.282 0.054 1.467 0.530* 0.223 1.258
Secondary 0.535*** 0.264 1.085 0.487 0.306 0.776
Wealth
High (R) - - - - - -
Low 0.905 0.481 1.701 1.123 0.738 1.707
Medium 0.777 0.419 1.441 1.016 0.679 1.522
Employment status
Unemployed (R) - - - - - -
Employed 1.330 0.719 2.461 1.317 0.884 1.963
Religion
No religion (R) - - - - - -
Mainline 0.532 0.225 1.259 0.664 0.366 1.203
Pentecostal 0.343* 0.132 0.891 0.657 0.353 1.222
Apostolic sect 0.598 0.248 1.446 0.518* 0.277 0.970
Other religion 0.719 0.267 1.939 0.582 0.281 1.208
Ethnicity
Other (R) - - - - - -
Shona 0.994 0.406 2.435 0.554* 0.324 0.945
Ever tested for HIV
No (R) - - - - - -
Yes 1.197 0.678 2.113 2.016* 1.377 2.953
Approval of VCT prior to MC
Disapprove (R) - - - - - -
Approve 0.486* 0.238 0.994 1.000 0.683 1.464
Ever heard of VMMC
No (R) - - - - - -
Yes 1.402 0.298 6.590 2.415 0.847 6.890
Knowledge about MC
Low knowledge (R) - - - - - -
High knowledge 1.121 0.601 2.090 1.058 0.696 1.607
Attitude towards MC
Unfavourable attitudes (R) - - - - - -
Favourable attitudes 0.651 0.391 1.085 0.879 0.634 1.218
Circumcision status
No (R) - - - - - -
Yes 0.796 0.399 1.150 0.862 0.343 1.430
Observations 784 - - - - -
Pearson 0.112 - - - - -
Deviance 0.833 - - - - -
VCT, voluntary counselling and testing; MC, male circumcision; VMMC, voluntary medical male circumcision; B, beta values; R, reference category; LB, lower bound; UB, upper bound; CI, confidence
interval.
*p < 0.05, ***p < 0.1

of education. Educational attainment predisposes individuals circumcision. This could be attributed to counselling sessions
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to appreciate health programmes better. 29 that happen before and after testing. In Zimbabwe, VCT
centres disseminate information about male circumcision.
The findings from this study also showed that previously Male circumcision services have also been an integral part
testing for HIV was associated with knowledge about of male sexual and reproductive health programmes.
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male circumcision. Respondents who had ever tested for Information about the importance of reduction in the
HIV were more likely to be knowledgeable about male number of sexual partners, provision of condoms, delay in

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