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- Title
Male circumcision at different ages in Rwanda: a cost-effectiveness study.
- Authors
Binagwaho, Agnes; Pegurri, Elisabetta; Muita, Jane; Bertozzi, Stefano
- Abstract
There is strong evidence showing that male circumcision (MC) reduces HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In Rwanda, where adult HIV prevalence is 3%, MC is not a traditional practice. The Rwanda National AIDS Commission modelled cost and effects of MC at different ages to inform policy and programmatic decisions in relation to introducing MC. This study was necessary because the MC debate in Southern Africa has focused primarily on MC for adults. Further, this is the first time, to our knowledge, that a cost-effectiveness study on MC has been carried out in a country where HIV prevalence is below 5%.
- Publication
PLoS medicine, 2010, Vol 7, Issue 1, pe1000211
- ISSN
1549-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1000211