Percentage of men age 15-49 circumcised.
Coverage:
Population base: Men age 15-49 (MR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerators:
6) Number of men age 15-49 who are:
a) Traditionally or medically circumcised (mv483 = 1)
7) Number of men age 15-49 who are (mutually exclusive categories):
a) Traditionally circumcised only (mv483d = 1 & mv483e = 0)
b) Medically circumcised only (mv483d = 0 & mv483e = 1)
c) Both traditionally and medically circumcised (mv483d = 1 & mv483e = 1)
d) Are not circumcised or don’t know circumcision status (mv483 in 0,8)
Denominator: Number of men age 15-49
Variables: MR file.
|
mv483 |
Respondent circumcised |
|
mv483d |
Respondent traditionally circumcised |
|
mv483e |
Respondent medically circumcised |
|
mv005 |
Man’s individual sample weight |
Numerator divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.
“Don’t know” circumcision status or missing is included in the denominator (assumes not circumcised) and as a separate category in the table.
The male circumcision indicator corresponds to UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) indicator 1.12 “Prevalence of male circumcision”.
Prior to DHS-VI, questions on circumcision in the DHS standard questionnaire did not include the text defining circumcision as complete removal of the foreskin and did not include a question on provider of circumcision.
In DHS-VI and DHS-7, type of circumcision was assessed through a single question on who performed the circumcision that allowed for only one response. Thus, respondents were able to report only one type of circumcision.
In the DHS-8 standard questionnaire, questions were added asking about traditional circumcision and medical circumcision separately. For the first time, this allows respondents to report both traditional circumcision and medical circumcision. In some settings, traditional circumcision practices do not remove the complete foreskin. In these settings, men who have undergone traditional circumcision may still be candidates for medical circumcision. The question on who performed the circumcision was removed.
UNAIDS. 2017. Global AIDS Monitoring 2018: Indicators for monitoring the 2016 United Nations Political Declaration on Ending AIDS http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/documents/2018/Global-AIDS-Monitoring
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 13.9
API Indicator IDs:
HA_MCRC_M_MCC
UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) Indicator 1.12: “Prevalence of male circumcision”
MICS6 Indicator TM.37: Male circumcision