Assessment of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Muslim Religious Officials Regarding Male Circumcision: The Case of Turkey
JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH, cilt.64, sa.2, ss.1159-1172, 2025 (AHCI, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10943-024-02187-1
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, ATLA Religion Database, CINAHL, Index Islamicus, Psycinfo
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1159-1172
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This study was aimed at evaluating the knowledge and attitudes of religious officials in Turkey about circumcision. Among the Imams, 96.7% (n = 234) were married, and 91.3% (n = 221) had male children. The place of circumcision was at home in 42.1% (n = 102), and 56.1% (n = 123) of the performers were not licensed physicians. Overall, 59.1% of the Imams believed that circumcision provided protection against HIV, 49.6% believed it reduced the risk of penile cancer, and 69.8% believed that circumcision increased sexual potency. Our research reveals that Imams in Turkey lack knowledge about circumcision.