Allocating HIV-Prevention Resources: Balancing Efficiency and Equity
Edward H. Kaplan, PhD and
Michael H. Merson, MD
The authors are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. Edward H. Kaplan is also with the Yale University School of Management, New Haven, Conn. Both were members of the Institute of Medicines Committee on HIV Prevention Strategies in the United States.

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FIGURE 1— Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)allocated HIV-prevention community planning funds vs AIDS incidence by state (fiscal year 1997).
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FIGURE 2— Number of HIV infections prevented annually: base-case model, $412 million budget.
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