Timing of adverse events among voluntary medical male circumcision clients: Implications from routine service delivery in Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Timing of routine follow-up visits after adult male circumcision (MC) differs by country and method. Most men do not attend all routine follow-up visits. This cross-sectional study aimed to further understanding of AE timing within a large-scale, routine, MC program to improve patient safety.

Methods

From 2013-2017, ZAZIC consortium performed 192,575 MCs in Zimbabwe; the reported adverse event (AE) rate was 0.3%. Three scheduled, routine, follow-up visits intend to identify AEs. For surgical MC, visits were days 2, 7 and 42 post-procedure. For PrePex (device-based), visits were days 7, 14 and 49. Descriptive statistics explored characteristics of those patients with AEs. For each MC method, chi-square tests were used to evaluate associations between AE timing (day

SUBMITTER: Feldacker C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128519 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature