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. 2014 May 1;9(5):e95357. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095357

Table 1. Moderate and severe adverse events among all participants with device placement (N = 427), by type of site1.

Fixed Site (N = 111) Mobile Site (N = 316) Total (N = 427)
AE Onset Time/Classified AE Term2/Severity3 Num of Events Num of Men Percent of Men Exact 95% CI Num of Events Num of Men Percent of Men Exact 95% CI Num of Events Num of Men Percent of Men Exact 95% CI
MODERATE
… Device displacement 3 3 (2.7) (0.6–7.7) 2 2 (0.6) (0.1–2.3) 5 5 (1.2) (0.4–2.7)
… Foreskin detachment 0 0 (0.0) (0.0–3.7) 2 2 (0.6) (0.1–2.3) 2 2 (0.5) (0.1–1.7)
… Early device removal (before Day 7) 0 0 (0.0) (0.0–3.7) 2 2 (0.6) (0.1–2.3) 2 2 (0.5) (0.1–1.7)
… Edema 2 2 (1.8) (0.2–6.4) 0 0 (0.0) (0.0–1.2) 2 2 (0.5) (0.1–1.7)
… Excessive bleeding 1 1 (0.9) (0.0–4.9) 1 1 (0.3) (0.0–1.8) 2 2 (0.5) (0.1–1.7)
… Insufficient skin removed 1 1 (0.9) (0.0–4.9) 8 8 (2.5) (1.1–4.9) 9 9 (2.1) (1.0–4.0)
… Pain 3 3 (2.7) (0.6–7.7) 0 0 (0.0) (0.0–1.2) 3 3 (0.7) (0.2–2.0)
… Wound dehiscence 1 1 (0.9) (0.0–4.9) 0 0 (0.0) (0.0–1.2) 1 1 (0.2) (0.0–1.3)
… Poor appearance 1 1 (0.9) (0.0–4.9) 0 0 (0.0) (0.0–1.2) 1 1 (0.2) (0.0–1.3)
SEVERE
… Edema 2 2 (1.8) (0.2–6.4) 0 0 (0.0) (0.0–1.2) 2 2 (0.5) (0.1–1.7)
TOTAL 14 10 (9.0) (4.4–15.9) 15 15 (4.7) (2.7–7.1) 29 25 (5.9) (3.8–8.5)

1Includes all events that are at least possibly related to the circumcision procedure.

2More than one AE could be recorded for a given participant.

3Maximum severity.