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

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

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†