Male circumcision for HIV prevention in high HIV prevalence settings: what can mathematical modelling contribute to informed decision making?

UNAIDS/WHO/SACEMA Expert Group on Modelling the Impact and Cost of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention

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Male circumcision for HIV prevention in high HIV prevalence settings: what can mathematical modelling contribute to informed decision making?

UNAIDS/WHO/SACEMA Expert Group on Modelling the Impact and Cost of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention

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Experts from UNAIDS, WHO, and the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling report their review of mathematical models estimating the impact of male circumcision on HIV incidence in high HIV prevalence settings.

Original language	English
Journal	PLOS Medicine
Volume	6
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	e1000109
ISSN	1549-1277
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000109
Publication status	Published - Sept 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adult
Circumcision, Male
Decision Making
Female
HIV Infections/prevention & control
Humans
Male
Models, Theoretical
Prevalence
South Africa

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Male circumcision for HIV prevention in high HIV prevalence settings: what can mathematical modelling contribute to informed decision making? / UNAIDS/WHO/SACEMA Expert Group on Modelling the Impact and Cost of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention.
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