| Title |
Costs and Impacts of Scaling up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Tanzania
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0083925 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Veena Menon, Elizabeth Gold, Ramona Godbole, Delivette Castor, Hally Mahler, Steven Forsythe, Mariam Ally, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli |
| Abstract |
Given the proven effectiveness of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in preventing the spread of HIV, Tanzania is scaling up VMMC as an HIV prevention strategy. This study will inform policymakers about the potential costs and benefits of scaling up VMMC services in Tanzania. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 79 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 76 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 34% |
| Researcher | 14 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 12 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 14 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 13% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 7 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 14% |
| Unknown | 17 | 22% |