Information About HIV Transmission and Circumcision on Subsequent Sexual Behavior, and the Demand for Circumcision

A Study of the Effect of Information About the Relationship Between HIV Transmission and Circumcision on Subsequent Sexual Behavior, and the Demand for Circumcision Among Circumcised and Uncircumcised Men in Malawi, Africa.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01895556

Enrollment

1200

Registered

2013-07-10

Start date

2008-08-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2013-07-10

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Conditions

Dis-inhibition, Sexual Behavior

Keywords

Malawi, Risk Compensation, Male Circumcision, Demand

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the behavioral effects of learning information about male circumcision and HIV risk on sexual behavior and the demand for male circumcision.

Interventions

OTHERInformation

OTHERControl

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

25 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* The study will involve men between the ages of 25 and 40

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Condom use	One year after baseline survey	frequency of reported condom use across all sexual acts (never, sometimes, always)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Male circumcision	One year after baseline survey	Circumcision, willingness to circumcise, circumcision of son
Condom purchases	one year after baseline survey	number of condoms purchased
number of sexual partners	one year after baseline survey	number of partners over last year with which individual has engaged in vaginal, anal, oral intercourse

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026