Circumcision Clinical Trial
The American Academy of Pediatrics changed their stance on circumcision to "health benefits
of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks and that the procedure's benefits justify
access to this procedure for families who choose it" (AAP, 2012).
We wonder if parents are aware of guidelines such as those of the AAP. Are parents able to
make this medical decision by weighing the risks against the benefits of circumcision, or do
they simply use sociocultural/religious reasons to make this decision? We hypothesize that
parents are unaware of the specific benefits and risks of circumcision, and make this
decision based primarily on sociocultural, religious, and/or familial norms.
Expectant parents' knowledge will be assessed via a Qualtrics survey. Participants will be
recruited in the OB/GYN clinic sometime between their 24-28 week prenatal visit. We hope to
accrue at least 680 participants for this study in order to achieve statistical significance
and acquire a range of demographics. Expectant mothers and fathers (and single mothers) will
be encouraged to participate.
This survey will assess their desire to get their child circumcised when they are born.
Participants will be asked to list perceived risks and benefits of circumcision. This will
hopefully allow us to see two things: if parents are aware and knowledgeable of the risks and
benefits or circumcision, and what they perceive to be risky or beneficial from a medical
standpoint.
Parents will be randomly given 1 of 2 pieces of information (1 per couple [or per single
mother]; 1 control, 1 experiment) with different information about circumcision. We will see
if there are any outcome differences based on which group the couple randomized into.
Follow-up phone call will serve to assess outcome if baby was circumcised and any factors
that led up to the decision. This will allow us to see if the AAP stance has any effect on
decision making when we compare the control and experiment groups.
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