Cost-effectiveness of birth-dose hepatitis B vaccination among refugee populations in the African region
A series of case studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15555037 |
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| Authors | Joseph M Reardon (0000-0002-1093-5518, Prisma Health, corresponding author), Siobhán O’connor (0000-0002-2001-0746, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Joseph Njau (0000-0001-6789-8466, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Eugene Lam (0000-0003-4332-3267, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Catherine Staton (0000-0002-6468-2894, Duke Medical Center), Susan T Cookson (0000-0001-8825-8070, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-5 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-1505 • E-ISSN: 1752-1505 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13031-019-0188-y |
| PMID | 30858875 |
| OpenAlex | W2924802575 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
Based on our model, addition of HepB BD vaccination is very cost-effective among three sub-Saharan refugee populations, using relative life-years saved. This analysis shows the potential benefit of implementing HepB BD vaccination among other camp-based refugee populations as more AFR countries introduce national HepB BD policies
Antigen · Environmental health · Geography · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis B virus · Immunization · Refugee · Vaccination · Virus · Demography · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Immunology · Pediatrics
| Highly cited | No |
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