Medical male circumcision for HIV/AIDS prevention in Uganda – the cost of disposable versus re-usable circumcision kits

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-7

  Kuznik, Andreas ^a,b   Lamorde, Mohammed ^a,c   Sekavuga, Denis Bbaale ^a   Picho, Brenda ^a   Coutinho, Alex ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MEDICAL MALE CIRCUMCISION; REUSABLE CIRCUMCISION KIT; SINGLE USE DISPOSABLE KIT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UGANDA;

ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; STERILIZATION; UGANDA;

EID: 84857024985     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2011.110297     Document Type: Article

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