Jason Bailey Reed1, Jonathan Grund, Yang Liu, Zebedee Mwandi, Andrea A Howard, Margaret L McNairy, Kipruto Chesang, Peter Cherutich, Naomi Bock. 1. *Division of Global HIV AIDS, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; †Division of Global HIV AIDS, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya; ‡ICAP, Columbia University, New York, NY; and §National AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infection Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: More than 4.7 million voluntary medical male circumcisions (VMMCs) had been provided by HIV prevention programs in sub-Saharan Africa through 2013. All VMMC clients are recommended to return to the clinic for postoperative follow-up, although adherence is variable. The clinical status of clients who do not return is largely unknown. METHODS: VMMC clients from Nyanza Province, Kenya, aged older than or equal to 13 years, were recruited immediately after surgery from April to October 2012 from high-volume sites. Medical record reviews at 13-14 days after surgery indicated which clients had been adherent with recommended follow-up (ADFU) and which were lost-to-follow-up (LTFU). Clients in the LTFU group received clinical evaluations at home approximately 2 weeks postsurgery. Adverse events (AEs) and AE rates were compared between the ADFU and LTFU groups. RESULTS: Of 4504 males approached in 50 VMMC sites, 1699 (37.7%) were eligible and enrolled and 1600 of 1699 (94.2%) contributed to follow-up and AE data. Medical record review indicated 897 of 1600 (56.1%) were LTFU, and 762 (84.9%) of these received home-based clinical evaluations. The rate of moderate or severe AE diagnosis was 6.8% in the LTFU group vs. 3.3% in the ADFU group (relative risk = 2.1, 95% confidence interval: 1.3 to 3.4). CONCLUSIONS: The moderate or severe AE diagnosis rate was approximately 2 times higher in the LTFU group. National programs should consider instituting surveillance systems to detect AEs that might otherwise go unnoticed. Providers should emphasize the importance of follow-up and actively contact LTFU clients to ensure care is provided throughout the entire postoperative course for all.
BACKGROUND: More than 4.7 million voluntary medical male circumcisions (VMMCs) had been provided by HIV prevention programs in sub-Saharan Africa through 2013. All VMMC clients are recommended to return to the clinic for postoperative follow-up, although adherence is variable. The clinical status of clients who do not return is largely unknown. METHODS: VMMC clients from Nyanza Province, Kenya, aged older than or equal to 13 years, were recruited immediately after surgery from April to October 2012 from high-volume sites. Medical record reviews at 13-14 days after surgery indicated which clients had been adherent with recommended follow-up (ADFU) and which were lost-to-follow-up (LTFU). Clients in the LTFU group received clinical evaluations at home approximately 2 weeks postsurgery. Adverse events (AEs) and AE rates were compared between the ADFU and LTFU groups. RESULTS: Of 4504 males approached in 50 VMMC sites, 1699 (37.7%) were eligible and enrolled and 1600 of 1699 (94.2%) contributed to follow-up and AE data. Medical record review indicated 897 of 1600 (56.1%) were LTFU, and 762 (84.9%) of these received home-based clinical evaluations. The rate of moderate or severe AE diagnosis was 6.8% in the LTFU group vs. 3.3% in the ADFU group (relative risk = 2.1, 95% confidence interval: 1.3 to 3.4). CONCLUSIONS: The moderate or severe AE diagnosis rate was approximately 2 times higher in the LTFU group. National programs should consider instituting surveillance systems to detect AEs that might otherwise go unnoticed. Providers should emphasize the importance of follow-up and actively contact LTFU clients to ensure care is provided throughout the entire postoperative course for all.
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