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Economic evaluation of delivering hepatitis B vaccine to injection drug users.

TitleEconomic evaluation of delivering hepatitis B vaccine to injection drug users.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsHu, Yiqing, Lauretta E. Grau, Greg Scott, Karen H. Seal, Patricia A. Marshall, Merrill Singer, and Robert Heimer
JournalAmerican journal of preventive medicine
Volume35
Issue1
Pagination25-32
Date Published2008 Jul
ISSN0749-3797
KeywordsComorbidity, 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
AbstractInjection 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 JournalAm J Prev Med

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