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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Cost-effectiveness of three different vaccination strategies against measles in Zambian children
Vaccine, Volume 22, No. 3-4, Year 2004
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The vaccination program in Zambia includes one dose of measles vaccine at 9 months of age. The objective of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of the current one-dose measles vaccination program with an immunization schedule in which a second dose is provided either through routine health services or through supplemental immunization activities (SIAs). We simulated the expected cost and impact of the vaccination strategies for an annual cohort of 400,000 children, assuming 80% vaccination coverage in both routine and SIAs and an analytic horizon of 15 years. A vaccination program which includes SIAs reaching children not previously vaccinated would prevent on additional 29,242 measles cases and 1462 deaths for each vaccinated birth cohort when compared with a one-dose program. Given the parameters established for this analysis, such a program would be cost-saving and the most cost-effective vaccination strategy for Zambia. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dayan, Gustavo Horacio
United States, Atlanta
National Immunization Program
Cairns, Lisa
United States, Atlanta
National Immunization Program
Sangrujee, N.
United States, Atlanta
National Immunization Program
Mtonga, A.
Zambia, Lusaka
Central Board of Health
Nguyen, Van
Canada
Gouvernement du Québec
Strebel, Peter M.
United States, Atlanta
National Immunization Program
Statistics
Citations: 51
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.07.007
ISSN:
0264410X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Zambia