Factors associated with the safety of voluntary medical male circumcision in Nyanza province, Kenya
Amy Herman-Roloff, Robert C Bailey & Kawango Agot
Volume 90, Number 10, October 2012, 773-781
Table 1. Characteristics of men circumcised and of procedures performed in the clinic surveillance system, Nyanza province, Kenya, 2008–2010
| Characteristic | Clinic systema (n = 3 705) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| < 18 | 241 (6.5) |
| 18–24 | 2551 (68.9) |
| 25–34 | 684 (18.4) |
| ≥ 35 | 229 (6.2) |
| HIV status | |
| HIV-positiveb | 119 (3.2) |
| HIV-negativec | 1283 (34.6) |
| Unknownd | 2303 (62.2) |
| STI at screening | |
| Yes | 33 (0.9) |
| No | 3672 (99.1) |
| Comorbidity at screeninge | |
| Yes | 1018 (27.5) |
| No | 2687 (72.5) |
| Duration of procedure (min)f | |
| < 14 (25% IQR) | 685 (18.5) |
| 14–23 (IQR) | 2138 (57.7) |
| > 23 (> 75% IQR) | 882 (23.8) |
| MMC during high-volume month | |
| Yes | 2296 (62.0) |
| No | 1409 (38.0) |
| MMC provider | |
| Clinician (CO or MO) | 2480 (66.9) |
| Nurse | 1225 (33.1) |
| Employer of MMC provider | |
| Government of Kenya | 425 (11.5) |
| Nyanza Reproductive Health Society | 3280 (88.5) |
| Dose of local anaesthesia | |
| ≤ 10 ml | 1768 (47.7) |
| > 10 ml | 1937 (52.3) |
| Returned for follow-up | |
| Yes | 1672 (45.1) |
| No | 2033 (54.9) |
| Days to normal activities, mean (SD) | 2.4 (± 2.0) |
| Adverse events | |
| Intra-operative | 3 (0.1) |
| Post-surgicalg | 78 (2.1) |
CO, clinical officer; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IQR, interquartile range; MMC, medical male circumcision; MO, medical officer; SD, standard deviation; STI, sexually-transmitted infection.
a Unless otherwise indicated, all values in this column are absolute numbers followed by percentages in parentheses.
b Completed on-site test or self-report.
c Completed on-site test.
d Declined on-site test or declined to have result recorded.
e Comorbidities included urethral discharge, genital ulcers, genital warts, general pallor, chronic wounds, and arterial hypertension.
f Mean duration: 17 minutes (IQR: 14–23).
g Outcome variable in logistic regression modelling.