A cost-effectiveness analysis of rotavirus vaccination in Pakistan found that, if rotavirus vaccination coverage was equally high across regions and income groups, the percent reduction in deaths due to rotavirus would be 4 times greater in the highest risk regions than in the lowest-risk regions, and would be 3-4 times greater among children in the poorest versus the wealthiest households.
Expanding vaccination coverage among the poorest and most vulnerable children would substantially increase the overall impact of rotavirus immunization in Pakistan.
Full Citation:
Rheingans R, Anderson JD, Bagamian KH et al.. 2018. Effects of geographic and economic heterogeneity on the burden of rotavirus diarrhea and the impact and cost-effectiveness of vaccination in Pakistan. Vaccine. 36(51).
Title of Article: Effects of geographic and economic heterogeneity on the burden of rotavirus diarrhea and the impact and cost-effectiveness of vaccination in Pakistan
Author(s): Rheingans R, Anderson JD, Bagamian KH et al.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Name: Vaccine
Publication Volume: 36(51)
Publication Source URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30007826/
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.008
Topics: Economics & Return on Investment
Disease Vaccines: Rotavirus
Immunization Terms: Cost-effectiveness
Countries: Pakistan
WHO Regions: Eastern Mediterranean