Reorienting the HIV response in Niger toward sex work interventions: From better evidence to targeted and expanded practice

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages S213-S220

  Fraser, Nicole ^a   Kerr, Cliff C ^b   Harouna, Zakou ^c   Alhousseini, Zeinabou ^c   Cheikh, Nejma ^a   Gray, Richard ^b   Shattock, Andrew ^b   Wilson, David P ^b   Haacker, Markus ^a   Shubber, Zara ^a   Masaki, Emiko ^a   Karamoko, Djibrilla ^a   Görgens, Marelize ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Coordination Intersectorielle de Lutte Contre les IST/VIH/SIDA ^*  (Niger)

Author keywords

Allocative efficiency; HIV incidence; Impact; Mathematical modeling; Program science; Resource optimization; Sex work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INVESTMENT; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT WORKER; NIGER; POPULATION SIZE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HIV INFECTIONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGER; PREVALENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924509798     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000456     Document Type: Article

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