The Economic and Epidemiological Impact of Focusing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention on Specific Age Groups and Regions in Tanzania

Katharine Kripke; Nicole Perales; Jackson Lija; Bennet Fimbo; Eric Mlanga; Hally Mahler; James McOllogi Juma; Emmanuel Baingana; Marya Plotkin; Deogratias Kakiziba; Iris Semini; Delivette Castor; Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153363

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The Economic and Epidemiological Impact of Focusing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention on Specific Age Groups and Regions in Tanzania

Katharine Kripke ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

* E-mail: kkripke@avenirhealth.org

Affiliation Health Policy Project, Avenir Health, Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States of America
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Nicole Perales ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation Health Policy Project, Futures Group, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Jackson Lija ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation Tanzania National AIDS Control Program, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Bennet Fimbo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation Independent Consultant, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Eric Mlanga ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation U. S. Agency for International Development, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Hally Mahler ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation Jhpiego, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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James McOllogi Juma ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation Tanzania National AIDS Control Program, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Emmanuel Baingana ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Marya Plotkin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation U. S. Agency for International Development, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Deogratias Kakiziba ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation United States Department of Defense, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Iris Semini ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Delivette Castor ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Contributed equally to this work with: Katharine Kripke, Nicole Perales, Jackson Lija, Bennet Fimbo, Eric Mlanga, Hally Mahler, James McOllogi Juma, Emmanuel Baingana, Marya Plotkin, Deogratias Kakiziba, Iris Semini, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation U. S. Agency for International Development, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-4827

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The Economic and Epidemiological Impact of Focusing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention on Specific Age Groups and Regions in Tanzania

Katharine Kripke,
Nicole Perales,
Jackson Lija,
Bennet Fimbo,
Eric Mlanga,
Hally Mahler,
James McOllogi Juma,
Emmanuel Baingana,
Marya Plotkin,
Deogratias Kakiziba

Published: July 13, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153363

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