Assessing cost and technical efficiency of HIV prevention interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: The ORPHEA study design and methods

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bautista Arredondo, Sergio ^a   Sosa Rubí, Sandra G ^a   Opuni, Marjorie ^b   Kwan, Ada ^a   Chaumont, Claire ^a   Coetzee, Jenny ^c   Condo, Jeanine ^d   Dzekedzeke, Kumbutso ^e   Galárraga, Omar ^f   Martinson, Neil ^c   Masiye, Felix ^g   Nsanzimana, Sabin ^h   Wamai, Richard ⁱ   Wang'ombe, Joseph ^j   Alonso, Amilcar Azamar ^a   Gonzalez, Roberto Bahena ^a   Loya, David Contreras ^a   Moreno, Ivan Ochoa ^a   Buzdugan, Raluca ^k   Mugo, Mercy ^j   Nyakundi, Hellen ^j   Ayingoma, Jean Pierre ^h   Mugwaneza, Placidie ^h   Remera, Eric ^h   Kamanzi, Collins ^d   Mulindahabi, Nathalie ^d   Musabyimana, Angele ^d   Musange, Sabine ^d   Dire, Charity ^c   Lebina, Limakatso ^c   Sekhukuni, Sabelo ^c   Chauwa, Sydney ^g   Chitah, Bona ^g   Chompolola, Abson ^g   more..

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^e Dzekdzeke Research and Consultancy   (Zambia)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^h RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER   (Rwanda)

ⁱ NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

AIDS; Cost; Economic evaluation; HIV; Male circumcision; PMTCT; Prevention; Sex workers; Technical efficiency; Testing

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RWANDA; SEX WORKER; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RWANDA; SEX WORKERS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84988660477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0599-9     Document Type: Article

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