Does integration of HIV and SRH services achieve economies of scale and scope in practice? A cost function analysis of the Integra Initiative

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 130-134

  Obure, Carol Dayo ^a   Guinness, Lorna ^a   Sweeney, Sedona ^a   Initiative, Integra ^a   Vassall, Anna ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SWAZILAND; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SWAZILAND;

EID: 84958961148     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052039     Document Type: Article

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