TABLE 2 Characteristics of Clients in the Iringa EIMC Pilot Project, April 2013–December 2014
Iringa Regional Referral HospitalIpogolo Health CentreTosamaganga District HospitalIlula Lutheran HospitalFrelimo HospitalIgumbilo DispensaryMafinga District HospitalKidabaga Health CentreTotal
No. of male infants born during pilot project5,1758512,2031,674174542,44210512,678
EIMC uptake among male infants, No. (%)483 (9.3)268 (31.5)303 (13.7)263 (15.7)66 (36.9)36 (66.7)86 (3.5)24 (22.9)2084 (16.4)
Age at circumcision, days, median (range)32 (1–74)27 (1–72)4 (1–78)14 (1–78)28 (1–60)30 (1–71)14 (1–73)3 (1–34)22 (1–78)
No. of EIMC performed52850332629717912599272,084
EIMCs by mother’s place of delivery, No. (%)
 This facility450 (85.2)216 (42.9)297 (91.1)252 (84.9)54 (30.2)20 (16.0)85 (85.9)24 (88.9)1,398 (67.1)
 Another facility not offering EIMC services45 (8.5)235 (46.7)23 (7.1)34 (11.4)113 (63.1)89 (71.2)13 (13.1)3 (11.1)555 (26.6)
 Home33 (6.3)52 (10.3)6 (1.8)11 (3.7)12 (6.7)16 (12.8)1 (1.0)0 (0.0)131 (6.3)
EIMCs by place of residence,a No. (%)
 Urban477 (90.3)409 (81.3)22 (6.7)169 (56.9)172 (96.1)47 (37.6)43 (43.3)0 (0.0)1,339 (64.2)
 Rural42 (8.0)93 (18.5)303 (92.9)122 (41.1)6 (3.3)78 (62.4)56 (56.6)27 (100.0)727 (34.9)
Infants brought for day 2 follow-up,a No. (%)510 (98.3)495 (98.6)210 (64.6)289 (99.3)172 (96.6)125 (100)91 (91.9)27 (100.0)1,919 (92.9)
Infants brought for day 7 follow-up,a No. (%)455 (87.7)424 (84.5)34 (10.5)214 (73.5)148 (83.2)114 (91.2)59 (59.6)16 (59.3)1,464 (70.9)
Circumcised infants with HIV+ mothers, No. (% of all circumcised infants)34 (6.4)27 (5.4)28 (8.6)34 (11.4)14 (7.8)8 (6.4)13 (13.1)1 (3.7)159 (7.6)
  • Abbreviation: EIMC, early infant male circumcision.

  • a 18 mothers reported residence outside of the region and were excluded from this analysis.