Estimating the costs of providing voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa
Download BriefPresents study results on the unit cost to provide voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC); the cost drivers and cost variances across provinces and different VMMC service delivery modes; and the costs associated with mobilizing and motivating men and boys to access VMMC services.
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Does shifting gender norms on the community level lead to increased HIV services uptake?
Download BriefProvides an overview of a study Project SOAR and partners are conducting in South Africa on the effects of community interventions on gender norm change and HIV outcomes. The SOAR study builds on an ongoing National Institute of Mental Health-funded randomized controlled trial being conducted in South Africa—Community Mobilization for Treatment as Prevention.
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Project SOAR’s approach to research utilization
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Outlines SOAR’s research utilization process, drawing from work conducted by the Population Council and MEASURE Evaluation. It includes adaptable systematic guidance to plan and implement the research utilization process to ensure use of findings in the study’s host country.
Estimating client out-of-pocket costs for accessing voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa
Download BriefCosts can be barriers to increasing the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services. This paper presents findings from an assessment of costs from the client perspective in South Africa to inform VMMC demand creation policies.
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The cost of voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa
Download BriefThis paper presents the projected resources needed to complete 4.3 million circumcisions between 2010 and 2016 in South Africa.
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Modeling impact and cost-effectiveness of increased efforts to attract voluntary medical male circumcision clients ages 20–29 in Zimbabwe
Download BriefThis paper presents scale-up scenarios created based on trends in voluntary medical male circumcision implementation data in Zimbabwe, and the cost-effectiveness of increasing efforts to recruit clients ages 20–29 was examined.
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Impact and cost of scaling up voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in the context of the new 90-90-90 HIV treatment targets
Download BriefThis paper examines how scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in four priority countries in sub-Saharan Africa could contribute to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 in the context of concerted efforts to close the treatment gap, and what the impact of VMMC scale-up would be if the 90-90-90 treatment targets were not completely met.
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Modeling costs and impacts of introducing early infant male circumcision for long-term sustainability of the voluntary medical male circumcision program
Download BriefThe paper presents an analysis, using the Decision Makers Program Planning Tool, Version 2.0, of the estimated cost and impact of introducing early infant male circumcision into existing voluntary medical male circumcision programs in several countries in eastern and southern Africa.
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Modeling the impact of Uganda’s safe male circumcision program: implications for age and regional targeting
Download BriefUganda aims to provide safe male circumcision (SMC) to 80% of men ages 15–49 by 2016. To date, only 2 million men have received SMC of the 4.2 million men required. In response to age and regional trends in SMC uptake, the country sought to re-examine its targets with respect to age and subnational region, to assess the program’s progress, and to refine the implementation approach.
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Voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in Swaziland: modeling the impact of age targeting
Download BriefVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention has been a priority for Swaziland since 2009. Initially focusing on men ages 15–49, the Ministry of Health reduced the minimum age for VMMC from 15 to 10 years in 2012, given the existing demand among 10- to 15-year-olds. To understand the implications of focusing VMMC service delivery on specific age groups, the MOH undertook a modeling exercise to inform policy and implementation in 2013–2014.
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