1 To avoid being called “supot” or uncircumcised | 76 | 66.7 |
2 Already a grown up, of the right age—part of the tradition to undergo circumcision | 47 | 41.2 |
3 To grow tall and physically fit | 34 | 29.8 |
4 Wanted his penis to be free of smegma | 26 | 22.8 |
5 To be able to cause pregnancy; wanted to have a child of his own | 23 | 20.2 |
6 Parents told him to undergo the procedure | 21 | 18.4 |
7 To court a girl, have a girlfriend and get married | 14 | 12.3 |
8 Women like to have sexual intercourse with a man whose penis is circumcised | 12 | 10.5 |
9 To facilitate entry of his penis during sexual intercourse | 7 | 6.1 |
10 To enhance the form of his penis and to make his glans larger | 7 | 6.1 |
11 It is in the Bible that a Christian must be circumcised | 4 | 3.5 |
12 To become intelligent | 3 | 2.6 |
13 Circumcision was free | 2 | 1.8 |