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SUBMITTER: White RG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3776949 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
White Richard G RG Orroth Kate K KK Glynn Judith R JR Freeman Esther E EE Bakker Roel R Habbema J Dik F JD Terris-Prestholt Fern F Kumaranayake Lilani L Buvé Anne A Hayes Richard J RJ
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 20080301 3
<h4>Background</h4>Evidence regarding the effectiveness of sexually transmitted infection (STI) treatment for HIV prevention in Africa is equivocal, leading some policy makers to question whether it should continue to be promoted for HIV control. We explore whether treating curable STIs remains a cost-effective HIV control strategy in Africa.<h4>Methods</h4>The model STDSIM was fitted to the characteristics of 4 populations in East and West Africa. Over the simulated HIV epidemics, the populatio ...[more]