Research Article

Reported Male Circumcision Practices in a Muslim-Majority Setting

Table 2

Type and age at circumcision with complication rates.

Type of circumcisionAge at circumcisionOverall
≤2 months>2 months to 1 year>1 yearTotal

Plastibell (18.8%)91 (66.4)25 (18.2)21 (15.3)13725 (18.2)
Blade/open method without GA (69.6%)282 (55.6)115 (22.7)110 (21.7)50751 (10.1)
Open method with GA (0.3%)0 (0.0)2 (100)0 (0.0)21 (50.5)
Do not recall type (11.3%)49 (59.8)20 (24.4)13 (15.9)8211 (13.4)
Total422 (58.0)162 (22.3)144 (19.8)72888 (12.1)

value (0.041) < 0.05. ratio chi-square test.