Assessing the local community perception and attitude towards circumcision practice as a cultural tourism product at Mutoto circumcision ground in Bugisu sub-region
Abstract
The study was carried out to assess the local community perception and attitude towards Imbalu
able to planand take part in decision making regarding the development of Mutotocircumcision
income for their goods, and promotes circumcision as a healthy activity.40% the respondents
were limited funding, and uncooperative cultural leaders.In order to address the challenge of
misunderstandings about leadership of the Inzu institution I recommend that meeting should be
sub-region. The objectives were to assess cultural tourism facilities and activities carried out at
questionnaires. 60% of the respondents perceived Imbalu circumcision as a positive activity
Circumcision practice as a cultural tourism product at Mutoto Circumcision ground in Bugisu
members towards Imbalu circumcision practice as a cultural tourism product, and the challenges
because it turned a boy into a man culturally, promotes hygiene, promotes Bagisu culture, earns
faced in the development of Mutoto circumcision ground into a cultural tourism destination. 30
drug abuse, and the practice was also regarded as a deviation from religion (witchcraft). People
held and voting a leader doneto help in the coordination of the local leaders such that they are
perceived the practice negatively because it promoted theft, crop destruction, sexual immorality,
have also been reported to have been killed from the ground during the activity. Challenges faced
local community members and 20 tourists and 10 key informants were interviewed using
Mutoto circumcision ground, analyze the perception and attitude of the local community
ground