Table 3. Adverse event rate and risk factors for adverse events in research and non-research circumcisions.
Research Infants (active follow-up) n = 308 | Non-research Infants (passive follow-up) n = 931 | Combined N = 1,239 | |||||||||||||
AE rate (reviewed post-op) | 7/294 (2.4%; 95%CI: 0.6, 4.1) | 11/384 (2.9%; 95%CI: 1.2, 4.5) | 18/678 (2.7%; 95%CI: 1.4, 3.9) | ||||||||||||
AE rate (all procedures) | 7/308 (2.3%; 95%CI: 0.6, 3.9) | 11/931 (1.2%; 95%CI: 0.5, 1.9) | 18/1239 (1.5%; 95%CI: 0.8, 2.1) | ||||||||||||
AEs | IMCs | % | OR | p | AEs | IMCs | % | OR | p | AEs | IMCs | % | OR | p | |
Provider type | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.96 | |||||||||
Nurse | 5 | 233 | 2.1 | 7 | 590 | 1.2 | 12 | 823 | 1.5 | ||||||
Clinical Officer | 2 | 75 | 2.7 | 4 | 326 | 1.2 | 6 | 401 | 1.5 | ||||||
Experience level | 2.46 | 0.25 | 1.15 | 0.84 | 1.56 | 0.38 | |||||||||
<10 procedures | 3 | 73 | 4.1 | 3 | 221 | 1.4 | 6 | 294 | 2.0 | ||||||
10+ procedures | 4 | 234 | 1.7 | 8 | 674 | 1.2 | 12 | 908 | 1.3 | ||||||
Baby's age | 2.72 | 0.20 | 3.27 | 0.06 | 3.20 | 0.02 | |||||||||
Age 30+ days | 3 | 68 | 4.4 | 4 | 137 | 2.9 | 7 | 205 | 3.4 | ||||||
Age <30 days | 4 | 240 | 1.7 | 7 | 767 | 0.9 | 11 | 1,007 | 1.1 |
AE, adverse event; CI, confidence interval; IMC, infant male circumcision; OR, odds ratio.