TABLE 3. Risk Factors for Moderate/Severe Adverse Events at 7 Days Post-Circumcision
No. of AEs/TotalUnadjusted ORa (95% CI)Adjusted ORb (95% CI)
Provider Characteristics
Sex
 Male30/1833Reference
 Female4/3581.03 (0.40, 2.65)
Cadre
 Clinical officer13/807Reference
 Nurse21/13841.04 (0.42, 2.60)
Professional experience, y
 < 621/808Reference
 ≥ 613/13830.45 (0.17, 1.17)0.39c (0.17, 0.89)
Procedure duration, min
 < 193/5260.22 (0.01, 5.9)
 19–2313/6890.77 (0.36, 1.63)
 > 2318/961Reference
No. of procedures conducted during the study
 < 10014/554Reference
 ≥10020/16370.64 (0.31, 1.32)
Client Characteristics
Age, y
 13–172/505Reference
 18–5432/16865.59 (1.48, 21.1)3.75c (1.92, 7.33)
Education
 No secondary education13/626Reference
 At least some secondary education21/15500.63 (0.35, 1.12)0.61 (0.34,1.11)
Employment status
 Unemployed4/395Reference
 Employed21/8671.27 (0.86, 1.89)2.41c (1.06, 5.51)
 Student9/9190.65 (0.43, 0.97)1.34 (0.76, 2.53)
Marital status
 Single22/1572Reference
 Married or living with partner12/5991.38 (0.52 3.62)
Distance traveled, km
≤ 516/1143Reference
> 57/4911.05 (0.46, 2.38)
Mode of transportation to the facility
 Walking12/1246Reference
 Car or bus10/3792.66 (0.98, 7.2)2.52 (0.94, 6.72)
 Motorcycle or bicycle9/4741.99 (0.86, 4.59)1.56 (0.78, 3.12)
 Other1/562.38 (0.62, 9.11)1.56 (0.37, 6.54)
HIV status
 Negative26/1775Reference
 Positive4/1302.09 (0.65, 6.65)
  • Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

  • a Bivariate analysis.

  • b Multivariate analysis; includes only those variables that were associated with AEs in unadjusted bivariate analysis at P < .20.

  • c Significant at P < .05.