Table 2 Prevalence of Complications of Male Circumcision Reported From sub-Saharan Africa
From: Prevalence of complications of male circumcision in Anglophone Africa: a systematic review
Author | Location | Total number of patients | Ages of Patients | Circumcisers | Number of complications | Prevalence of Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bailey et al [17] | Kisumu, Kenya | 1334 | 18–24 yrs | Not indicated | 23 | 1.7% |
Kiwanuka et [18] | Rakai, Uganda | 136 | 15–49 years | Not indicated | 5 | 3.7% |
Okeke et al [19] | Ibadan, Nigeria | 322 | < 1 yr | Nurses, physicians and traditional circumcisers | 65 | 20.2% |
Auvert et al [20] | Orange Farm, South Africa | 1568 | 18–24 yrs | Generalist physicians | 60 | 3.8% |
Krieger et al [21] | Kisumu, Kenya | 479 | 18–24 yrs | Physicians and clinical officers | 17 | 3.5% |
Okafor et al [22] | Nigeria | 102 | < 1 yr | Physicians | 0 | 0 |
Osuigwe et al [23] | Nigeria | 138 | neonates | Physicians and nurses | 33 | 24.1% |
Shittu and Shokunbi [24]] | Ibadan, Nigeria | 70 hemophiliacs | birth to 35 yrs | Nurses, physicians, community health workers and traditional circumcisers | 35 | 50.1% |
Manji [25]] | Tanzania | 386 | < 1 yr | Pediatricians | 11 | 2.8% |
Magoha [26]] | Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya | 249 | birth to 54 years | Specialist Surgeon physicians | 28 | 11.2% |