Type of healthcare provider for circumcision-related morbidity
| Characteristics | Circumcised infants whose families sought care | Type of healthcare provider for circumcision morbidity | |
| Formal provider | Informal provider* | ||
| n=35 | 24 (68.6%) | 11 (31.4%) | |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 24 | 17 (70.8%) | 7 (29.2%) |
| Muslim | 9 | 6 (66.7%) | 3 (33.3%) |
| Traditional Africa/none | 2 | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) |
| Missing data | – | – | – |
| Mother’s highest educational level | |||
| None | 6 | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) |
| Primary | 21 | 15 (71.4%) | 6 (28.6%) |
| Secondary | 8 | 7 (87.5%) | 1 (12.5%) |
| Carer did not know | – | – | – |
| Income status of household | |||
| 1 (Lowest) | 6 | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) |
| 2 | 4 | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) |
| 3 | 9 | 7 (77.8%) | 2 (22.2%) |
| 4 | 8 | 7 (87.5%) | 1 (12.5%) |
| 5 (Highest) | 8 | 6 (75.0%) | 2 (25.0%) |
| Missing data | – | – | – |
| Maternal age (years) | |||
| Less than 20 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 20–29 | 18 | 11 (61.1%) | 7 (38.9%) |
| 30 or more | 14 | 10 (71.4%) | 4 (28.6%) |
| Carer did not know | – | – | – |
| Site of delivery | |||
| Health facility | 28 | 22 (78.6%) | 6 (21.4%) |
| Home | 7 | 2 (28.6%) | 5 (71.4%) |
| Missing data | – | – | – |
| Distance to health facility | |||
| <1 km | 21 | 18 (85.7%) | 3 (14.3%) |
| 1–4.9 km | 7 | 3 (42.9%) | 4 (57.1%) |
| 5–10 km | 3 | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) |
| 10 km or more | 3 | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) |
| Missing data | 1 | 1 | – |
| Type of circumcision provider | |||
| Formal provider | 15 | 13 (86.7%) | 2 (13.3%) |
| Informal provider | 20 | 11 (55.0%) | 9 (45.0%) |
| Missing data | 0 | – | – |
| Birth weight | |||
| Less than 2.5 kg | 1 | – | 1 (100.0%) |
| 2.5 kg or greater | 34 | 24 (70.6%) | 10 (29.4%) |
| Missing data | – | – | |
*Informal care provider included drug sellers, traditional healers and religious leaders.