A Caution for Male Circumcision Programmes: High Complication Rates Highlighted Outside a Trial Setting

摘要

The original study, available online without subscription, deserves reading in full by anyone rushing to roll-out circumcision programmes on acommunity?level.The WHO study prospectively followed approximately 1000 men (IQR ~13-15, range 5-21 years), who were circumcised in July-August 2004,who were interviewed?about complications 30-89 days after surgery. Twenty-four men were directly observed during circumcision and after 3, 8,30 and 90 days.