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Cost and Impact of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in South Africa: Focusing the Program on Specific Age Groups and Provinces.

Katharine KripkePing-An ChenAndrea VazzanoAnanthy ThambinayagamYogan PillayDayanund LoykissoonlalCollen BonnecwePeter BarronEva KiwangoDelivette CastorEmmanuel Njeuhmeli
Published in: PloS one (2016)
The VMMC program's impact and cost-effectiveness vary by age-targeting strategy. A strategy focusing on men ages 15-34 will maximize program benefits. However, because clients older than 25 access VMMC services at low rates, South Africa could consider promoting demand among men ages 25-34, without denying services to those in other age groups. Uncertainty in the provincial estimates makes them insufficient to support geographic targeting.
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