Siweya Tryphosa, Sodi Tholene, Douglas Mbuyiselo
1 Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South Africa.
Am J Mens Health. 2018 Sep;12(5):1567-1574. doi: 10.1177/1557988318776446. Epub 2018 May 18.
Traditional male circumcision (TMC) is a cultural ritual that involves the removal of the penile foreskin of a male person undertaken as part of a rite of passage from childhood into adulthood. The aim of the study was to determine the notions of manhood in TMC by African adolescent boys in Ngove Village, Limpopo Province. This was a qualitative study that sampled a total of 20 adolescent boys through purposive sampling. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and analyzed through interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA). Five main themes emerged from this study, namely: (a) TMC as a passage to manhood, (b) the role of TMC in role modeling, (C) fearlessness and aggressiveness as qualities of manhood in TMC, (d) TMC as indicating readiness for heterosexual relationships, and (e) the decline in the practice of TMC. The study concludes with discussion and recommendation of integration of both traditional male circumcision and medical male circumcision (MMC) with specific tactfulness and respect of the notion of manhood value embedment in the process to gain cooperation of the local community members affected.
传统男性割礼（TMC）是一种文化仪式，涉及切除男性的阴茎包皮，这是从童年步入成年的仪式的一部分。该研究的目的是确定林波波省恩戈韦村的非洲青少年男孩对传统男性割礼中男子气概的观念。这是一项定性研究，通过目的抽样共选取了20名青少年男孩作为样本。使用半结构化访谈收集数据，并通过解释性现象学分析（IPA）进行分析。该研究出现了五个主要主题，即：（a）传统男性割礼是通往男子气概的途径，（b）传统男性割礼在榜样塑造中的作用，（c）无畏和进取是传统男性割礼中男子气概的品质，（d）传统男性割礼表明准备好建立异性恋关系，以及（e）传统男性割礼习俗的衰落。研究最后进行了讨论，并建议将传统男性割礼和医学男性割礼（MMC）以特定的策略进行整合，并在过程中尊重男子气概价值观的嵌入观念，以获得受影响的当地社区成员的合作。
