Economic Evaluation of a Metropolitan‐Wide, School‐Based Hepatitis B Vaccination Program
- 1 May 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Public Health Nursing
- Vol. 17 (3) , 222-227
Abstract
The results of an evaluation of a large metropolitan‐wide, school‐based hepatitis B vaccination program provide further evidence that such programs are effective and cost‐beneficial. The percentage of 6th grade students fully immunized against hepatitis B rose from approximately 8% to 82% in the program. Administering the vaccine at school was $1.46 per dose less than traditional methods. Over $24 million of potential health care costs have been avoided through the program.Keywords
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