From: Prevalence of complications of male circumcision in Anglophone Africa: a systematic review
Author(s) | Reasons for circumcision | Exclusion Criteria | Period of follow-up | Complications reported |
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Bailey et al [17] | Randomized controlled trial | HIV infection | 8 days | bleeding, infection |
Kiwanuka et al [18] | Randomized controlled trial | Not reported | 6 weeks | Not reported |
Okeke at al [19] | Non medical reasons | Not reported | Not reported | redundant foreskin, excessive skin, skin bridges, amputation of glans, buried penis, hemorrhage |
Auvert et al [20] | Randomized controlled trial | Any contraindication to MC and HIV infection | 1 month | pain, excessive bleeding, infection, damage to penis, anesthetic complications, excessive skin removal, insufficient skin removal, delayed healing, cosmetic concerns, problems with urination |
Krieger et al [21] | Randomized controlled trial | Any medical contraindications to MC e.g. paraphimosis, Significant phimosis, recurrent balanitis, history of bleeding, keloid formation | 30 days | infections, bleeding, delayed healing, disrupted wound, swelling, anesthetic, erectile dysfunction |
Okafor et al [22] | Feasibility study of MC | Lack of parental consent, preterm birth, congenital anomalies, low APGAR score, history of neonatal jaundice in a sibling, jaundice at birth | 1 year | None |
Osuigwe et al [23] | Parental request | None reported | 6 weeks | bleeding, incomplete circumcision, meatal stenosis, urethral laceration |
Shittu and Shokunbi [24] | socio-cultural | None | not reported | bleeding |
Manji [25] | socio-cultural, religious | none | not specified | infection, bleeding, haematoma |
Magoha [26] | cultural, religious, phimosis, paraphimosis, urinary infection, acute infection, hygienic reasons, enhanced sexual sensation, preputial cyst | None reported | Not reported | wound infection, hemorrhage, retention of urine, penile edema, haematoma, scrotal laceration, wound dehiscence, glans injury, meatal stenosis |