| Title | Economic evaluation of delivering hepatitis B vaccine to injection drug users. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Hu, Yiqing, Lauretta E. Grau, Greg Scott, Karen H. Seal, Patricia A. Marshall, Merrill Singer, and Robert Heimer |
| Journal | American journal of preventive medicine |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 25-32 |
| Date Published | 2008 Jul |
| ISSN | 0749-3797 |
| Keywords | Comorbidity, Connecticut, Cost Savings, Decision Support Techniques, Disease Progression, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis B Vaccines, Humans, Illinois, Markov Chains, Needle-Exchange Programs, Sensitivity and Specificity, Substance Abuse, Intravenous |
| Abstract | Injection drug users (IDUs) are at high risk of hepatitis B (HBV) infection, and hepatitis B vaccination coverage in IDUs is low. Recent studies demonstrate that syringe exchange programs are effective venues to reach and immunize IDUs. The purpose of this paper was to determine if targeting IDUs for HBV vaccination through syringe exchange programs is economically desirable for the healthcare system and to assess the relative effectiveness of several different vaccination strategies. |
| Alternate Journal | Am J Prev Med |
