Influence of church based circumcision behaviour change programmes on male initiates’ attitude towards responsible adulthood in Meru county, Kenya

Abstract

The study examined the influence of church based circumcision behaviour change programmes on male initiates’ attitude towards responsible adulthood: A case of Meru County, Kenya. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 280 respondents, comprising of 250 male initiates’, 25 day care parents and 5 circumcision programme organizers. Questionnaires’ and interview guides were used as research instruments for collection of required data. Quantitative data were subjected to frequency, percentage, mean and chi-square test analysis using SPSS version 21. Qualitative data from open-ended question items and responses from the interviews were thematically analyzed. Church based circumcision behaviour change programmes inculcated positive attitudes towards responsible adulthood among male initiates.