{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Kripke K"],"funding":["United States Agency for International Development"],"pagination":["e0164144"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5082672"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Zimbabwe aims to increase circumcision coverage to 80% among 13- to 29-year-olds. However, implementation data suggest that high coverage among men ages 20 and older may not be achievable without efforts specifically targeted to these men, incurring additional costs per circumcision. Scale-up scenarios were created based on trends in implementation data in Zimbabwe, and the cost-effectiveness of increasing efforts to recruit clients ages 20-29 was examined.<h4>Methods</h4>Zimbabwe voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program data were used to project trends in male circumcision coverage by age into the future. The projection informed a base scenario in which, by 2018, the country achieves 80% circumcision coverage among males ages 10-19 and lower levels of coverage"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pubmed_title":["Modeling Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Increased Efforts to Attract Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Clients Ages 20-29 in Zimbabwe."],"pmcid":["PMC5082672"],"funding_grant_id":["AID-OAA-14-00026","AID-OAA-A-10-00067"],"pubmed_authors":["Kruse-Levy N","Hatzold K","Gold E","Kripke K","Xaba S","Njeuhmeli E","Mugurungi O","Ncube G","Ahanda KS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Modeling Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Increased Efforts to Attract Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Clients Ages 20-29 in Zimbabwe.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Zimbabwe aims to increase circumcision coverage to 80% among 13- to 29-year-olds. However, implementation data suggest that high coverage among men ages 20 and older may not be achievable without efforts specifically targeted to these men, incurring additional costs per circumcision. Scale-up scenarios were created based on trends in implementation data in Zimbabwe, and the cost-effectiveness of increasing efforts to recruit clients ages 20-29 was examined.<h4>Methods</h4>Zimbabwe voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program data were used to project trends in male circumcision coverage by age into the future. The projection informed a base scenario in which, by 2018, the country achieves 80% circumcision coverage among males ages 10-19 and lower levels of coverage","dates":{"release":"2016-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2016","modification":"2025-04-27T01:53:53.392Z","creation":"2019-03-26T22:48:36Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5082672","cross_references":{"pubmed":["27783637"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0164144"]}}