The PrePex Device Is Unlikely to Achieve Cost-Savings Compared to the Forceps-Guided Method in Male Circumcision Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Walter Obiero; Marisa R. Young; Robert C. Bailey

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053380

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The PrePex Device Is Unlikely to Achieve Cost-Savings Compared to the Forceps-Guided Method in Male Circumcision Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Walter Obiero ,

* E-mail: wobiero@unimkenya.org

Affiliation Nyanza Reproductive Health Society, Kisumu, Kenya
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Marisa R. Young,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Illinois, United States of America
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Robert C. Bailey

Affiliations Nyanza Reproductive Health Society, Kisumu, Kenya, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Illinois, United States of America
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The PrePex Device Is Unlikely to Achieve Cost-Savings Compared to the Forceps-Guided Method in Male Circumcision Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Walter Obiero,
Marisa R. Young,
Robert C. Bailey

Published: January 21, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053380

About the Authors

Walter Obiero

* E-mail: wobiero@unimkenya.org

Affiliation Nyanza Reproductive Health Society, Kisumu, Kenya

Marisa R. Young

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Illinois, United States of America

Robert C. Bailey

Affiliations Nyanza Reproductive Health Society, Kisumu, Kenya, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WO RCB MRY. Performed the experiments: WO. Analyzed the data: WO MRY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WO RCB MRY. Wrote the paper: WO MRY RCB.

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