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dc.contributor.author | O., Galarraga | - |
dc.contributor.author | D, Ayuku | - |
dc.contributor.author | P., Braitstein | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-02T07:18:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-02T07:18:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018-11 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4050 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a critical component of HIV prevention. VMMC policies have achieved initial targets in adult men yet continue to fall short in reaching younger men and adolescents. Setting: We present the cost and scale-up implications of an education-based, VMMC intervention for adolescent street-connected males, for whom the street has become their home and/or source of livelihood. The intervention was piloted as part of the Engaging Street Youth in HIV Interventions Project in Eldoret, Kenya. Methods: We used a micro-costing approach to estimate the average cost of a VMMC intervention in 116 street- connected youth. Average cost was estimated per individual and per cohort by dividing total cost per intervention by number of clients accessing the intervention over a 30-day period. Total average costs included direct and sup‐ port procedure costs, educational costs, and direct research costs. Cost-effectiveness was measured in cost per DALYs averted over a 5 and 10-year period. Results: The total cost of the intervention was $12,526 over the 30-day period, with an average cost per individual of $108. The direct VMMC procedure cost was approximately $9 per individual. Personnel costs contributed the greatest percentage to the total intervention cost (38.2%), with mentors and social workers representing the highest wage earners. Retreat-related and education costs contributed 51% and 13% respectively to the total average cost, with surgical equipment costs contributing less than 1%. At a cost of $108 per individual, the intervention averted 60166 DALYs in 5 years resulting in a cost per DALY averted of $267. Conclusion: The VMMC intervention was highly cost-effective in Kenya, despite the additional costs incurred to reach SCY. Further scale-up may be warranted to effectively apply this intervention in comparable populations. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMC Health Services Research | en_US |
dc.subject | Cost | en_US |
dc.subject | Voluntary medical male Circumcision | en_US |
dc.subject | Education | en_US |
dc.title | Cost and cost-effectiveness of voluntary medical male circumcision in street-connected youth: findings from an education-based pilot intervention in Eldoret, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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