Long term post PrePex male circumcision outcomes in an urban population in Uganda : A cohort study

M. Galukande; F. Nakaggwa; E. Busisa; D. Sekavuga Bbaale; T. Nagaddya; A. Coutinho

doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2845-9

Long term post PrePex male circumcision outcomes in an urban population in Uganda : A cohort study

M. Galukande, F. Nakaggwa, E. Busisa, D. Sekavuga Bbaale, T. Nagaddya, A. Coutinho

Western Sydney University

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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the long term adverse events profile at least a year after safe male circumcision. Results: A cohort study, investigating patients who had undergone a non surgical circumcision procedure called Prepex. The study variables included scar appearance and sexual experiences. Clients were contacted for a phone interview and data were collected using a questionnaire, for some, a physical examination was done. We obtained ethical committee approval. Data from 304 out of a possible 625 men were analyzed, the rest was lost to follow up. The follow up period was 12-24 months. The mean age was 28 years. Up to 97% were satisfied with the penile scar appearance and the absence of pain. There was no keloids formation, though one developed a hypertrophic scar. Participants reported improved sexual intercourse enjoyment (post circumcision). Up to 17% resumed sexual intercourse before the 6-week long mandatory abstinence period. The average self-reported healing time was 4.7 weeks. There was a high level of scar appearance satisfaction, there was no keloids formation. There was a perceived improvement of sexual enjoyment after circumcision.

Original language	English
Article number	522
Number of pages	5
Journal	BMC Research Notes
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2845-9
Publication status	Published - 2017

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