Intervention
The intervention was similar to that used in our earlier
studies [10, 11] except that male circumcision disinhibition
content was added and that the duration of the experimental
condition was extended from 60 min to 180 min, while that
for the comparison condition was increased from 20 min to
60 min. This was done in order to allow for adequate time
to complete the group counselling session. The intervention
emphasized sexual transmission risk reduction through
skills building and personal goal setting. The intervention
activities were also geared toward addressing gender roles,
particularly exploring meanings of masculinity and reducing
adversarial attitudes toward women. Participants identified