Cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention for high-risk groups at scale: an economic evaluation of the Avahan programme in south India
Background: Avahan is a large-scale, HIV preventive intervention, targeting high-risk populations in south India. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of Avahan to inform global and national funding institutions who are considering investing in worldwide HIV prevention in concentrated epidemics. Meth...
Main Authors: | Dr. Anna Vassall, PhD, Michael Pickles, PhD, Sudhashree Chandrashekar, MBBS, Marie-Claude Boily, PhD, Govindraj Shetty, BCom, Lorna Guinness, PhD, Catherine M Lowndes, PhD, Janet Bradley, MA, Prof. Stephen Moses, MD, Prof. Michel Alary, MD, Prof. Peter Vickerman, DPhil |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-09-01
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Series: | The Lancet Global Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X14702773 |
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