Review Article
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Male Circumcision: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Studies of the association between circumcision status and the prevalence of genital ulcerative disease versus genital discharge syndrome.
| Study | Intact +ve/−ve | Circumcised +ve/−ve | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Exact odds ratio | Exact 95% confidence interval |
| Cameron | 56/23 | 94/120 | 3.11 | 1.78–2.63 | 3.0961 | 1.7301–5.6797 | Hutchinson | 165/107 | 11/47 | 6.59 | 3.27–13.27 | 6.5517 | 3.1747–14.6549 | Nasio | 58/20 | 373/207 | 1.61 | 0.94–2.75 | 1.6083 | 0.9226–2.9055 | Warner | 492/2316 | 1836/14352 | 1.66 | 1.49–1.85 | 1.6606 | 1.4863–1.8531 | Wolbarst | 330/420 | 203/547 | 2.12 | 1.71–2.63 | 2.1161 | 1.6959–2.6444 | Random effects summary effect: | | | | 2.2368 | 1.63–2.24 |
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Heterogeneity chi-square () was 17.94 ().
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