Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Prevention of Congenital Rubella Infection: A Practical Example from Iceland
Cost-benefit analyses show that prevention of congenital rubella infection is cost-effective. Before selection of a strategy, local epidemiologic and social factors need examination. Analyzing these factors may lead to considerable cost reduction, especially if results from preexisting screening pro...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:cid:7/Supplement_1/S200 2023-05-15T16:47:09+02:00 Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Prevention of Congenital Rubella Infection: A Practical Example from Iceland Gudnadóttir, Margrét 1985-03-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/7/Supplement_1/S200 https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/7.Supplement_1.S200 en eng Oxford University Press http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/7/Supplement_1/S200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinids/7.Supplement_1.S200 Copyright (C) 1985, Infectious Diseases Society of America Session VI: Immunization Strategies TEXT 1985 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/7.Supplement_1.S200 2016-11-16T17:00:16Z Cost-benefit analyses show that prevention of congenital rubella infection is cost-effective. Before selection of a strategy, local epidemiologic and social factors need examination. Analyzing these factors may lead to considerable cost reduction, especially if results from preexisting screening programs are available. The cost-effectiveness of different strategies are compared in Iceland. Systematic screening of women and teenage girls, with vaccination of seronegative persons, was more cost-effective than vaccination of all children. Previously unscreened females aged 12–40 years were screened and seronegative females were vaccinated for one-third the cost of vaccinating all children aged two to 12 years. Continuation of this program by vaccinating 12-year-old girls was two to three times more cost-effective than vaccination of all two-year-old children. Use of rubella vaccine in combined vaccines proved the most expensive strategy, with or without revaccination of teenagers. Text Iceland HighWire Press (Stanford University) Clinical Infectious Diseases 7 Supplement_1 S200 S209 |
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Cost-benefit analyses show that prevention of congenital rubella infection is cost-effective. Before selection of a strategy, local epidemiologic and social factors need examination. Analyzing these factors may lead to considerable cost reduction, especially if results from preexisting screening programs are available. The cost-effectiveness of different strategies are compared in Iceland. Systematic screening of women and teenage girls, with vaccination of seronegative persons, was more cost-effective than vaccination of all children. Previously unscreened females aged 12–40 years were screened and seronegative females were vaccinated for one-third the cost of vaccinating all children aged two to 12 years. Continuation of this program by vaccinating 12-year-old girls was two to three times more cost-effective than vaccination of all two-year-old children. Use of rubella vaccine in combined vaccines proved the most expensive strategy, with or without revaccination of teenagers. |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Prevention of Congenital Rubella Infection: A Practical Example from Iceland |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Prevention of Congenital Rubella Infection: A Practical Example from Iceland |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Prevention of Congenital Rubella Infection: A Practical Example from Iceland |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Prevention of Congenital Rubella Infection: A Practical Example from Iceland |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Prevention of Congenital Rubella Infection: A Practical Example from Iceland |
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