Table 1.
Pre- and intra-operative circumstances surrounding fistulas in PEPFAR-supported VMMC programs
| Number (%), N = 41 | |
|---|---|
| Patient age in years | |
| Median (25%, 75%) | 11 (10, 13) |
| Mean (range) | 11.8 (6–25) |
| Modes (n = 10 each) | 10, 11 |
| Facility type | |
| Outreach | 21 (51) |
| Static | 15 (37) |
| Mobile | 2 (5) |
| Unknown | 3 (7) |
| Cadre Type of VMMC provider | |
| Nurse | 7 (17) |
| Physician | 5 (12) |
| Clinical Officer/ Clinical Associate | 3 (7) |
| Assistant Medical Officer | 1 (2) |
| Unknown | 25 (61) |
| Voluntary medical male circumcision method | |
| Dorsal slit | 35 (85) |
| Forceps guided | 2 (5) |
| Unknown | 4 (10) |
| Use of diathermy documented | |
| Yes | 6 (15) |
| No | 11 (27) |
| Not mentioned | 24 (59) |
| Among those completing WHO form (n = 12) | |
| Frenular bleeding | |
| Yes | 1 (8) |
| No | 11 (92) |
| Length of MC provider experience | |
| 6 months | 3 (25) |
| About a year | 2 (17) |
| About 2 years | 2 (17) |
| 3 years or more | 5 (42) |
| Number of VMMCs done by provider | |
| Only a few | 0 |
| More than 10 | 2 (17) |
| More than 50 | 4 (33) |
| More than 100 | 6 (50) |
| Anatomic condition documented (e.g. adhesions, tight frenulum) | |
| Yes | 3 (25) |
| No | 9 (75) |
| Patients had at least one follow-up visit within 7 days of MC | |
| Yes | 34 (83) |
| No | 5 (12) |
| Unknown | 1 (2) |
| Not applicable* | 1 (2) |
*Patient had glans injury during MC and was immediately transferred for management