ArticlePloS one2012
Safety of over twelve hundred infant male circumcisions using the Mogen clamp in Kenya.
Article in PloS one, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03338699 (Evaluation of the ShangRing vs. Mogen Clamp for Early Infant Male Circumcision), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluation of the ShangRing vs. Mogen Clamp for Early Infant Male Circumcision (EIMC) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors associated with parental non-adoption of infant male circumcision for HIV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.AIDS and behavior · 2014Pooled it
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- Safety and efficacy of the ShangRing for early infant male circumcision in the routine clinical setting.BMJ global health · 2025Trial
- ShangRing versus Mogen clamp for early infant male circumcision in eastern sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre, non-inferiority, adaptive, randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Global health · 2022Trial
- Estimating the Cost of Early Infant Male Circumcision in Zimbabwe: Results From a Randomized Noninferiority Trial of AccuCirc Device Versus Mogen Clamp.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2015Trial
- Implementation and Operational Research: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial of AccuCirc Device Versus Mogen Clamp for Early Infant Male Circumcision in Zimbabwe.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2015Trial
- Single-arm evaluation of the AccuCirc device for early infant male circumcision in Botswana.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2014Trial
- A randomized trial of Mogen clamp versus Plastibell for neonatal male circumcision in Botswana.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2013Trial
- Monitoring and evaluation strategies for surgical task-shifting and task-sharing interventions: a scoping review.Human resources for health · 2026Article
- Health worker perspectives on, and health system-level facilitators and barriers to early infant male circumcision for HIV prevention in a traditionally non-circumcising community, Northeastern Uganda: a cross-sectional qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Male infant circumcision and associated factors in Konso Zone Southern Ethiopia: community based survey.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Comparison of a modified Mogen clamp and classic dorsal slit circumcision under local anesthesia: A clinical study.Current urology · 2022Article
- Task-sharing to support paediatric and child health service delivery in low- and middle-income countries: current practice and a scoping review of emerging opportunities.Human resources for health · 2021Article
- Field evaluation of the safety, acceptability, and feasibility of early infant male circumcision using the AccuCirc device.PloS one · 2018Article
- Unpacking early infant male circumcision decision-making using qualitative findings from Zimbabwe.BMC international health and human rights · 2017Article
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- Acceptability and feasibility of early infant male circumcision for HIV prevention in Malawi.PloS one · 2017Article
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- Factors Associated with Preference for Early Infant Male Circumcision Among a Representative Sample of Parents in Homa Bay County, Western Kenya.AIDS and behavior · 2016Article
- Scale-Up of Early Infant Male Circumcision Services for HIV Prevention in Lesotho: A Review of Facilitating Factors and Challenges.Global health, science and practice · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral sub-Saharan African countries plan to scale-up infant male circumcision (IMC) for cost-efficient HIV prevention. Little data exist about the safety of IMC in East and southern Africa. We calculated adverse event (AE) rate and risks for AEs associated with introduction of IMC services at five government health facilities in western Kenya.
methodsAE data were analyzed for IMC procedures performed between September, 2009 and November, 2011. Healthy infants aged ≤ 2 months and weighing ≥ 2.5 kg were eligible for IMC. Following parental consent, trained clinicians provided IMC services free of charge under local anesthesia using the Mogen clamp. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were used to explore AE risk factors.
findingsA total of 1,239 IMC procedures were performed. Median age of infants was 4 days (IQR=1, 16). The overall AE rate among infants reviewed post-operatively was 2.7% (18/678; 95%CI: 1.4, 3.9). There was one severe AE involving excision of a small piece of the lateral aspect of the glans penis. Other AEs were mild or moderate and were treated conservatively. Babies one month of age or older were more likely to have an AE (OR 3.20; 95%CI: 1.23, 8.36). AE rate did not differ by nurse versus clinical officer or number of previous procedures performed.
conclusionIMC services provided in Kenyan Government hospitals in the context of routine IMC programming have AE rates comparable to those in developed countries. The optimal time for IMC is within the first month of life.
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