Patient characteristics | PL ≥ 4 cm n = 109 | PL < 4 cm n = 374 | Total n = 483 | P-value |
Age mean ± SD Range (in years) | 21.7 ± 3.8 17-42 | 24.75 ± 5.0 16-40 | 24.06 ± 4.9 16-42 | 0.0009† |
Parity |
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| 0.0001‡ |
0 | 88 (80.7%) | 59 (15.8%) | 147 (30.4%) | |
1 - 2 | 17 (15.6%) | 194 (51.9%) | 211 (43.7%) | |
3 - 4 | 3 (2.8%) | 94 (25.1%) | 97(20.1%) | |
≥5 | 1 (0.9%) | 27 (7.2%) | 28 (5.8%) | |
Residency |
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| NS† |
Rural | 79 (72.5%) | 251 (67.1%) | 330 (68.3%) | |
Semiurban | 20 (18.3%) | 59 (15.8%) | 79 (16.4%) | |
Urban | 10 (9.2%) | 64 (17.1%) | 74 (15.3%) | |
Birth weight mean (Range) | 3.52 ± 0.2 2.35 - 4.11 | 3.48 ± 0.2 2.95 - 4.10 | 3.48 ± 0.2 2.35 - 4.11 | NS† |
Circumcision | 65 (50.5%) | 156 (41.7%) | 211 (43.7%) | NS† |