Factors Influencing Circumcision of Young Males in Harare, Zimbabwe. Candidate: Kudzaishe Mangombe Student Number: 24903345 Thes
FACTORS INFLUENCING CIRCUMCISION OF YOUNG MALES IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE. CANDIDATE: KUDZAISHE MANGOMBE STUDENT NUMBER: 24903345 THESIS SUBMITTED IN FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION STUDIES IN THE FACULTY OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (MAFIKENG CAMPUS), SOUTH AFRICA PROMOTER: PROFESSOR ISHMAEL KALULE-SABITI CO-PROMOTER: PROFESSOR ACHEAMPONG YAW AMOATENG DATE: APRIL 2017 DECLARATION I hereby declare that, except for references to other research works which have been duly acknowledged, this thesis is the results of my own research and it has not been submitted elsewhere either in part or wholly for another degree. Signature ………………………………………………. Kudzaishe Mangombe (Candidate) Date…………………………………………………….. i DEDICATION I dedicate this work to my family and friends ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I thank the Almighty God for granting me abundant grace, wisdom and strength to withstand and overcome all challenges throughout this difficult journey. I would like to thank my principal Supervisor Professor Ishmael Kalule-Sabiti for his encouragement, wisdom, his moral support, and his constructive criticism from the smallest piece of my work. I am also indebted to my co-supervisor Acheampong Yaw Amoateng, whose passion for rigorous and meaningful research always encouraged me towards excellence. I am thankful for those who supported me for my fieldwork. I received financial support from North-West University -Mafikeng Campus, South Africa. I thank my research participants for sparing their precious time. Most importantly, I extend my sincere thanks to my research assistants, Tapiwa Chirenje, Washington Dune, Kudzai Ndemera, Josphat Jekera and Tapiwa Mangombe. I also extend my deep gratitude to my friend Kamil Fuseini, for his dedicated work, mentoring me through the quantitative part of this dissertation.
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