Chapter 5. Male Circumcision among the Bagisu of Eastern Uganda: Practices and Conceptualizations

Khanakwa, Pamela

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“…3.) Khanakwa (2016) states that only when boys stand upright, withstanding the pain of imbalu and undergoing the relevant rituals are they qualified to be called 'real men'. However, with their emphasis on the demonstration of masculinity through pain endurance and other TMC rituals, the Bamasaaba may be failing to recognise the gravity of the HIV pandemic.…”

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Understanding the Bamasaaba Men and Masculinity in Response to the Safe Medical Male Circumcision Policy in Uganda

Omukunyi

2022

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This paper uses the qualitative unstructured interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) to understand how Bamasaaba men conceptualise masculinity in response to safe medical male circumcision (SMMC) in Ugandan. Results were obtained from cultural leaders, clan leaders, traditional surgeons, medical officers, 2016 initiates, focus groups and the key informant, a representative of Inzu ya Masaaba. Processing the audio recorded responses and data analysis involved transcribing, interpreting, coding, and categorising using Atlas Ti software. The results of the study suggest ambivalence. The historical and political attempts to abolish TMC have evoked resistance, with most holding firmly to TMC as the only means by which Bamasaaba boys can acquire the status of manhood. However, some men see health values in medicalised male circumcision practices and believe that medicalisation has caused positive adaptations to TMC for purposes of enhanced hygiene and safety.

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Section: 'Umsani Burwa' (Brave Man) As a Traditionally Circumcised Manmentioning

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“…In addition, the imbalu ceremony in which TMC takes place has strong religious connotations for men and women in the Bugisu sub-region. Imbalu links men to the ancestral world, so that only traditionally circumcised men may enter that world when they die (Khanakwa, 2016).…”

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Understanding the Bamasaaba Men and Masculinity in Response to the Safe Medical Male Circumcision Policy in Uganda

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Chapter 5. Male Circumcision among the Bagisu of Eastern Uganda: Practices and Conceptualizations

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Understanding the Bamasaaba Men and Masculinity in Response to the Safe Medical Male Circumcision Policy in Uganda

Understanding the Bamasaaba Men and Masculinity in Response to the Safe Medical Male Circumcision Policy in Uganda

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