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SUBMITTER: Zhang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6666307 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Chen C Penson David F DF Qian Han-Zhu HZ Webb Glenn F GF Lou Jie J Shephard Brian E BE Liu Yu Y Vermund Sten H SH
International journal of STD & AIDS 20190319 7
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) among men who have sex with men (MSM) may protect against HIV acquisition. We conducted a series of analyses to assess if expanded VMMC might reduce HIV incidence among MSM effectively and economically. We used a deterministic compartmental model to project new HIV cases (2016-2026) under annual VMMC coverage rates (λ) ranging from 0.0001 to 0.15. The 'number needed to avert' (NNA) is defined as the cumulative number of VMMCs conducted up to that year d ...[more]