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Circumcision of Male Children for Reduction of Future Risk for HIV: Acceptability among HIV Serodiscordant Couples in Kampala, Uganda 1,2,3 4 5 6 7 Kenneth K. Mugwanya *, Christopher Whalen , Connie Celum , Edith Nakku-Joloba , Elly Katabira , Jared M. Baeten5 1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, 2 Infectious Diseases Institute, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America, 4 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 5 Departments of Global Health, Medicine, and Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, 6 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 7 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Abstract Introduction: The ultimate success of medical male circumcision for HIV prevention may depend on targeting male infants and children as well as adults, in order to maximally reduce new HIV infections into the future. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among heterosexual HIV serodiscordant couples (a population at high risk for HIV transmission) attending a research clinic in Kampala, Uganda on perceptions and attitudes about medical circumcision for male children for HIV prevention. Correlates of willingness to circumcise male children were assessed using generalized estimating equations methods. Results: 318 HIV sero