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SUBMITTER: Wirth KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5675416 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Wirth Kathleen E KE Semo Bazghina-Werq BW Spees Lisa P LP Ntsuape Conrad C Barnhart Scott S Ledikwe Jenny H JH
PloS one 20171107 11
Randomized trials have shown that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in men. However, the rate of complications associated with the surgical procedure varies from 0.7% to 37.4% in real-world settings. We assessed the frequency, type and severity of adverse events following VMMC among 427 adult men surgically circumcised in southeastern Botswana; 97% completed ≥1 follow-up visit within seven days post-circumcision. Thirty moderate AEs were ...[more]