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The Demand for Medical Male Circumcision

Chinkhumba, J.; Godlonton, S.; Thornton, R.

American Economic Journal Applied Economics 6(2): 152-177

2014

ISSN/ISBN: 1945-7782
Document Number: 580034
This paper measures the demand for adult medical male circumcision using an experiment that randomly offered varying-priced subsidies and comprehensive information to 1,600 uncircumcised men in urban Malawi. We find low demand for male circumcision: only 3 percent are circumcised over a three month period. Despite the low overall level of take-up, both price and information are significant determinants of circumcision. Still, the main barriers to male circumcision- cultural norms and fear of pain- are not affected by prices or information. Significant demand generation efforts are needed for this HIV prevention strategy to be effective. (JEL I11, I18, O15, Z13)

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