Cost-effectiveness of the female condom in preventing HIV and STDs in commercial sex workers in rural South Africa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 135-148

  Marseille, Elliot ^a   Kahn, James G ^b   Billinghurst, Kelvin ^c   Saba, Joseph ^d  

^a Health Strategies International   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Mpumalanga Department of Health and Social Services   (South Africa)

^d Axios International   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Condoms; Cost effectiveness; HIV 1; STD

Indexed keywords

CONDOM USE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CONDOM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSTITUTION; RURAL AREA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CONDOMS; CONDOMS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0035219138     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00282-3     Document Type: Article

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