Abstract
We compared cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses of hepatitis A prevention with immune serum globulin (ISG) vs inactivated hepatitis A vaccine (iHAV) in the Israel Defence Forces. Personnel were grouped according to conditions and duration of service and analyses were performed based on maximum and minimum hepatitis A projected incidences for each group. For standing army soldiers in field units, iHAV is economically superior compared with ISG. For the five other groups studied, the reverse is true. Expected increases in production costs of ISG and expected decreases in costs of iHAV are likely to make iHAV more economical in the future. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3005-3010 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Vaccine |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jul 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hepatitis A
- Immune Serum Globulin
- Inactivated HAV vaccine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Veterinary
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases