Estimating the resources needed and savings anticipated from roll-out of adult male circumcision in Sub-Saharan Africa

Trials in Africa indicate that medical adult male circumcision (MAMC) reduces the risk of HIV by 60%. MAMC may avert 2 to 8 million HIV infections over 20 years in sub-Saharan Africa and cost less than treating those who would have been infected. This paper estimates the financial and human resource...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2008-08, Vol.3 (8), p.e2679-e2679
Hauptverfasser:	Auvert, Bertran, Marseille, Elliot, Korenromp, Eline L, Lloyd-Smith, James, Sitta, Remi, Taljaard, Dirk, Pretorius, Carel, Williams, Brian, Kahn, James G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adult Adults Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology AIDS AIDS treatment Analysis Circumcision Circumcision, Male - economics Circumcision, Male - statistics & numerical data Computer simulation Costs Demography Disease transmission Economic aspects Epidemiology Health aspects Health Resources - economics Health risks HIV HIV infections HIV Infections - epidemiology Human immunodeficiency virus Human resources Humans Infections Male Males Middle Aged Monte Carlo methods Public Health and Epidemiology Public Health and Epidemiology/Health Services Research and Economics Public Health and Epidemiology/Infectious Diseases Public sector Studies Surgery Sustainability
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