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Modeling Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Increased Efforts to Attract Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Clients Ages 20-29 in Zimbabwe.

Katharine KripkeKarin HatzoldOwen MugurungiGertrude NcubeSinokuthemba XabaElizabeth GoldKim Seifert AhandaNatalie Kruse-LevyEmmanuel Njeuhmeli
Published in: PloS one (2016)
Although increased investment in recruiting VMMC clients ages 20-29 may lead to greater overall impact if recruitment efforts are successful, it may also lead to lower cost-effectiveness, depending on the cost of increasing recruitment. Programs should measure the relationship between increased effort and increased ability to attract this age group.
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