Toplumumuzda Sünnet Cerrahi Bir Operasyon Olarak Kabul Ediliyor mu

Background: Circumcision is a necessary surgical operation that must be performed by medical doctors at right time and right place. Aim of this study is to evaluate the approach and the knowledge of the families towards circumcision. Materials and Methods: This study is conducted with 498 families with male children. Study is conducted as a survey that is composed of two section, which evaluated the approach and knowledge of the families towards circumcision. Results: %75 of the attendees was thinking that circumcision is an obligation of their belief. %74 of the families were thinking that circumcision is protective against urinary tract infection, %60 of the attendees were thinking that circumcision is a simple procedure that has no complication. Furthermore, %60 of the families had either of the parents as authority for decision. % 33,6 of the families attended to the study pointed out that they performed the procedure at newborn era. % 80,8 of the attendees stated that they prefer hospital as procedure place. %75 of the families that prefer the hospital as operation place stated that they choose hospital because of hygiene. 17% of the families reported that they did not want to have a female doctor circumcised. %25 of the attendees stated that they took information from medical personnel and %77 of these families that their opinions about the procedure might change after briefing. Conclusions: Findings of the study conclude that a significant level of the families do not consider circumcision as a surgical operation, as well as they are not aware of the benefits and complications of the circumcision.