Open AccessComparing Direct Costs of Facility-Based Shang Ring Provision Versus a Standard Surgical Technique for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Zambia
Author(s) -
John H. Bratt,
Zude Zyambo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31828e9526
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , male circumcision , cost–benefit analysis , randomized controlled trial , cost effectiveness , dorsum , operations management , surgery , environmental health , population , risk analysis (engineering) , health services , engineering , paleontology , ecology , biology , anatomy
Rapid scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is needed to realize potential reductions in HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa. New disposable VMMC devices such as the Shang Ring may offer several advantages over standard surgery, including lower costs.