No-flip ShangRing circumcision in 10-12 year old boys: Results from randomized clinical trials in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attention has recently turned toward the use of device-assisted male circumcision to help scale up male circumcision services in sub-Saharan Africa, with increasing emphasis on younger age groups. We assessed the use of the ShangRing for circumcising the subset of boys aged 10 to 12 years who were enrolled in two randomized clinical trials in Kenya.

Methods

We performed a sub-analysis of outcomes in 197 boys aged 10 to 12 years; a subset who were enrolled in two randomized clinical trials to assess the use of the no-flip ShangRing circumcision technique in men and boys. One trial assessed spontaneous detachment vs. planned removal of the ShangRing 7 days post-circumcision. The second trial compared the use of topical vs. injectable anesthesia with ShangRing circum

SUBMITTER: Al Hussein Alawamlh O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244118 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature