2021
Moving away from the "unit cost". Predicting country-specific average cost curves of VMMC services accounting for variations in service delivery platforms in sub-Saharan Africa
Bautista-Arredondo S, Pineda-Antunez C, Cerecero-Garcia D, Cameron DB, Alexander L, Chiwevu C, Forsythe S, Tchuenche M, Dow WH, Kahn J, Gomez GB, Vassall A, Bollinger LA, Levin C. Moving away from the "unit cost". Predicting country-specific average cost curves of VMMC services accounting for variations in service delivery platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0249076. PMID: 33886576, PMCID: PMC8062035, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaCircumcision, MaleCosts and Cost AnalysisDelivery of Health CareFacilities and Services UtilizationHumansMaleConceptsUnit costCost curvesAverage cost curveCost variationMean unit costEconomies of scaleUnit cost curvesKey cost driversAverage unit costHigh unit costEconometric modelEfficiency implicationsSub-Saharan AfricaPrivate ownershipFunding decisionsSub-Saharan countriesEmpirical dataPolicy makersSignificant determinantsCost estimatesCost studiesAverage costCost driversCountriesAvailability of units
2019
Meta-analysis of average costs of HIV testing and counselling and voluntary medical male circumcision across thirteen countries
Pineda-Antunez C, Martinez-Silva G, Cerecero-Garcia D, Alexander L, Cameron DB, Chiwevu C, Dandona L, Obure CD, Forsythe S, Nguyen VT, Settumba S, Tchuenche M, Van Minh H, Kahn JG, Gomez G, Sweeney S, Vassall A, Bollinger L, Levin C, Bautista-Arredondo S. Meta-analysis of average costs of HIV testing and counselling and voluntary medical male circumcision across thirteen countries. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2019, 18: 341-349. PMID: 31779565, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2019.1679850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCircumcision, MaleCosts and Cost AnalysisCounselingHealth FacilitiesHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMass Screening