Incorporating Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Into Traditional Circumcision Contexts: Experiences of a Local Consortium in Zimbabwe Collaborating With an Ethnic Group

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Partial view of male circumcision camp shelters in Zimbabwe. © 2018 Joseph Hove/Zimbabwe Association of Church-Related Hospitals (ZACH)
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Adult VaRemba clients receiving routine postoperative review by VaRemba nurses in Zimbabwe. © 2018 Joseph Hove/Zimbabwe Association of Church-Related Hospitals (ZACH)

TABLE.

Key Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Characteristics and Outcomes From Varemba Camp, Zimbabwe, August 1, 2017–September 6, 2017 (N=657)

	Age Group
	10–14	15–19	20–24	25–29	30–49	50+	Total
HIV status, No. (%)
HIV-negative	224 (34.1)	148 (22.5)	118 (18.0)	73 (11.1)	89 (13.5)	1 (0.2)	653 (99.4)
HIV-positive	1 (0.2)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (0.5)	0 (0.0)	4 (0.6)
Unknown	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Male circumcision method, No. (%)
Dorsal slit	225 (34.2)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	225 (34.2)
Forceps-guided	0 (0.0)	148 (22.5)	118 (18.0)	73 (11.1)	92 (14.2)	1 (0.2)	432 (65.7)
Moderate or severe adverse events, No. (%)	1 (0.2)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (0.5)
Clients with ≥1 postoperative visit within 14 days of procedure, No. (%)	225 (34.2)	148 (22.5)	118 (18.0)	73 (11.1)	92 (14.2)	1 (0.2)	657 (100.0)
Total, No. (%)	225 (34.2)	148 (22.5)	118 (18.0)	73 (11.1)	92 (14.2)	1 (0.2)	657 (100.0)