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标题：The Bamasaaba people’s response to the implementation of the Safe Male Circumcision Policy in the Bugisu sub-region in Uganda
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作者：Bernard Omukunyi
期刊名称：Cogent Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2331-1886
出版年度：2022
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：1-20
DOI：10.1080/23311886.2022.2047261
语种：English
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：Male circumcision is culturally motivated with a symbolic meaning of the rite-of-passage from boyhood to manhood in some African countries such as Uganda, particularly by the Bamasaaba local people from the Bugisu sub-region. This study aimed at investigating the local Bamasaaba people’s response to the implementation of the reformed health policies on male circumcision in the Bugisu sub-region in Uganda. The qualitative research approach adopted masculinity and Bourdieu’s theory of practice, presented through the lens of Habitus, which involved in-depth interviews with selected individuals and numerous Focus Group Discussion with the participants. Data analysis involved transcribing, interpretation, coding, categorising and generating the themes using the qualitative computer application known as Atlas. The results suggest that the Bamasaaba people have not accepted implementing the reformed health policies on male circumcision. However, these people are conditioned to rethink their traditional Imbalu (traditional male circumcision) practices due to the prevailing and persisting HIV/AIDS infections in their society.
关键词：response ;Bamasaaba people ;implementation ;reformed health policies ;Bugisu sub-region ;traditional male circumcision ;clinical male circumcision ;Uganda