Healthcare seeking patterns of families of infants with circumcision-related morbidities from two population-based cohort studies in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study assessed healthcare seeking patterns of families of infants with circumcision-related morbidities and families of infants with acute illnesses in rural Ghana.

Design

Two population-based cohort studies.

Setting

Brong Ahafo Region of central rural Ghana.

Participants

A total of 22 955 infants enrolled in a large population-based trial (Neovita trial) from 16 August 2010 to 7 November 2011 and 3141 infants in a circumcision study from 21 May 2012 to 31 December 2012.

Primary outcome

Care seeking for circumcision-related morbidities and acute illnesses unrelated to circumcision.

Results

Two hundred and thirty (8.1%) infants from the circumcision study had circumcision-related morbidities and 6265 (27.3%) infants from the Neovita

SUBMITTER: Gyan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5724066 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature