Open AccessFinancial Implications of Male Circumcision Scale-Up for the Prevention of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Sub-Saharan African Community
Author(s) -
Seema Kacker,
Kevin D. Frick,
Thomas C. Quinn,
Ronald H. Gray,
Aaron A.R. Tobian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e3182945e56
Subject(s) - medicine , bacterial vaginosis , sexually transmitted disease , demography , trichomoniasis , population , pelvic inflammatory disease , men who have sex with men , cost effectiveness , syphilis , gynecology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , family medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , sociology
The financial implications of male circumcision (MC) scale-up in sub-Saharan Africa associated with reduced HIV have been evaluated. However, no analysis has incorporated the expected reduction of a comprehensive set of other sexually transmitted infections including human papillomavirus, herpes simplex virus type 2, genital ulcer disease, bacterial vaginosis, and trichomoniasis.