Comparative Cost Analysis of Surgical and PrePex Device Male Circumcision in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Comparative Cost Analysis of Surgical and PrePex Device Male Circumcision in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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津巴布韦和莫桑比克手术和 PrePex 装置男性包皮环切术的成本比较分析。
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10.1097/qai.0000000000000797
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2016
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Hatzold,Karin
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Schutte,Carl;Tshimanga,M;Mugurungi,Owen;Come,Iotamo;Necochea,Edgar;Mahomed,Mehebub;Xaba,Sinokuthemba;Bossemeyer,Debora;Ferreira,Thais;Macaringue,Lucinda;Chatikobo,Pessanai;Gundididza,Patricia;Hatzold,Karin
Background:The PrePex device has proven to be safe for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in adults in several African countries. Costing studies were conducted as part of a PrePex/Surgery comparison study in Zimbabwe and a pilot implementation study in Mozambique.Methods:The studies calculated per male circumcision unit costs using a cost–analysis approach. Both direct costs (consumable and nonconsumable supplies, device, personnel, associated staff training) and selected indirect costs (capital and support personnel costs) were calculated.Results:The cost comparison in Zimbabwe showed a unit cost per VMMC of $45.50 for PrePex and $53.08 for surgery. The unit cost difference was based on higher personnel and consumable supplies costs for the surgical procedure, which used disposable instrument kits. In Mozambique, the costing analysis estimated a higher unit cost for PrePex circumcision ($40.66) than for surgery ($20.85) because of higher consumable costs, particularly the PrePex device and lower consumable supplies costs for the surgical procedure using reusable instruments. Supplies and direct staff costs contributed 87.2% for PrePex and 65.8% for surgical unit costs in Mozambique.Discussion:PrePex device male circumcision could potentially be cheaper than surgery in Zimbabwe, especially in settings that lack the infrastructure and personnel required for surgical VMMC, and this might result in programmatic cost savings. In Mozambique, the surgical procedure seems to be less costly compared with PrePex mainly because of higher consumable supplies costs. With reduced device unit costs, PrePex VMMC could become more cost-efficient and considered as complementary for Mozambique's VMMC scale-up program.BACKGROUNDFollowing the recommendations from World Health Organization/Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 1 in 2007, 14 countries in East and Southern African have added voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) to their HIV prevention programs. Modeling suggests that scaling up VMMC in 13 Eastern and Southern African countries to 80% coverage over 5 years, assuming a total of 20.3 million male circumcisions (MCs), and maintaining that coverage through 2025 could avert 3.4 million HIV infections over that period and save $16.5 billion in treatment costs. 2 Progress to reach the 80% coverage target has varied by country and has not been as fast as expected. According to recent estimates, it is expected that a total of 10 million men will have been circumcised by the end of 2015 since the first national VMMC programs started in 2007. 3