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

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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Main Authors: Bertran Auvert, Elliot Marseille, Eline L Korenromp, James Lloyd-Smith, Remi Sitta, Dirk Taljaard, Carel Pretorius, Brian Williams, James G Kahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2475667?pdf=render

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