Assertion: circumcision | /r/HasProperty | cost-effective
Facets:
value: in africa
type: LOCATION
value: with cost savings
type: OTHER
value: in both the united states
type: LOCATION
value: in kenya
type: LOCATION
value: in comparison to other hiv interventions
type: OTHER
value: in uganda
type: LOCATION
value: in rwanda
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In Rwanda, circumcision has been found to be cost-effective across a wide range of age groups from newborn to adult, with the greatest savings achieved when the procedure is performed in the newborn period due to the lower cost per procedure and greater timeframe for HIV infection protection.
text: Circumcision for the prevention of HIV transmission in adults has also been found to be cost-effective in South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda, with cost savings estimated in the billions of US dollars over 20 years.
text: A 2014 review that considered reported benefits of circumcision such as reduced risks from HIV, HPV, and HSV-2 stated that circumcision is cost-effective in both the United States and Africa and may result in health care savings.
text: The World Health Organisation states that circumcision is "highly cost-effective" in comparison to other HIV interventions when data from the South African trial are used, but less cost-effective when data from the Ugandan trial are used.
text: Is circumcision cost-effective?