Table 1 Adverse events related to VMMC procedures in three I-TECH supported regions of Namibia (January 2015–September 2019): //Kharas, Oshana, and Zambezi

Year

Year 1 (Jan-Sep 2015)

6,251

207 (3.31%)

Year 2 (Oct 2015-Sep 2016)

7,686

166 (2.16%)

Year 3 (Oct 2016-Sep 2017)

8,004

89 (1.11%)

Year 4 (Oct 2017-Sep 2018)

9,140

76 (0.83%)

Year 5 (Oct 2018-Sep 2019)

9,255

55 (0.59%)

Age*

10–14

13,492

92 (0.68%)

15–19

12,486

193 (1.55%)

20+

14,358

303 (2.11%)

Region

Oshana

22,011

294 (1.34%)

Zambezi

14,562

253 (1.74%)

//Kharas

3,763

46 (1.22%)

Season

Oct-Dec

4,270

70 (1.64%)

Jan-Mar

5,706

108 (1.89%)

Apr-Jun

16,849

246 (1.46%)

Jul-Sep

13,511

169 (1.25%)

Total

40,336

593 (1.47%)