Table 3 Patient satisfaction based on reasons for circumcision after controlling for level of education, age at circumcision, and long-term complaints.
From: Factors influencing satisfaction with male circumcision in Taiwan
Satisfaction with circumcision | Forced by parents | Phimosis or balanitis | Cosmetic reasons or premature ejaculation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
Level of education | |||||||||
≤ Senior high school | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||||
≥ College | 1.716 | 0.949–3.102 | 0.074 | 1.741 | 0.963–3.148 | 0.066 | 1.707 | 0.946–3.079 | 0.076 |
Age at circumcision | |||||||||
Before adulthood | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||||
During adulthood | 1.854 | 1.065–3.229 | 0.029* | 2.041 | 1.228–3.394 | 0.006 | 2.032 | 1.226–3.367 | 0.006* |
Reasons for circumcision | |||||||||
Forced by parents | |||||||||
Yes | (Ref) | ||||||||
No | 0.647 | 0.368–1.137 | 0.130 | ||||||
Phimosis or balanitis | |||||||||
No | (Ref) | ||||||||
Yes | 1.398 | 0.861–2.273 | 0.176 | ||||||
Cosmetic reasons or premature ejaculation | |||||||||
No | (Ref) | ||||||||
Yes | 1.534 | 0.859–2.740 | 0.148 | ||||||
Skin colour mismatch | |||||||||
Yes | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||||
No | 2.591 | 1.623–4.135 | < 0.0001* | 2.458 | 1.546–3.909 | < 0.0001* | 2.604 | 1.631–4.159 | < 0.0001* |
Hypertrophic scarring | |||||||||
Yes | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||||
No | 2.284 | 1.393–3.746 | 0.001* | 2.215 | 1.357–3.616 | 0.001* | 2.226 | 1.363–3.635 | 0.001* |
Excessive shortening of prepuce | |||||||||
Yes | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||||
No | 3.144 | 1.447–6.836 | 0.004* | 3.209 | 1.476–6.975 | 0.003* | 3.233 | 1.490–7.016 | 0.003* |
