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Cost-effectiveness of a potential vaccine for human papillomavirus.

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Sanders, GD; Taira, AV
Published in: Emerg Infect Dis
January 2003

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, usually a sexually transmitted disease, is a risk factor for cervical cancer. Given the substantial disease and death associated with HPV and cervical cancer, development of a prophylactic HPV vaccine is a public health priority. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of vaccinating adolescent girls for high-risk HPV infections relative to current practice. A vaccine with a 75% probability of immunity against high-risk HPV infection resulted in a life-expectancy gain of 2.8 days or 4.0 quality-adjusted life days at a cost of $246 relative to current practice (incremental cost effectiveness of $22,755/quality-adjusted life year [QALY]). If all 12-year-old girls currently living in the United States were vaccinated, >1,300 deaths from cervical cancer would be averted during their lifetimes. Vaccination of girls against high-risk HPV is relatively cost effective even when vaccine efficacy is low. If the vaccine efficacy rate is 35%, the cost effectiveness increases to $52,398/QALY. Although gains in life expectancy may be modest at the individual level, population benefits are substantial.

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Emerg Infect Dis

DOI

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1080-6040

Publication Date

January 2003

Volume

9

Issue

1

Start / End Page

37 / 48

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Viral Vaccines
  • Vaccination
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years
  • Quality of Life
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Papillomavirus Infections
  • Papillomaviridae
 

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Sanders, G. D., & Taira, A. V. (2003). Cost-effectiveness of a potential vaccine for human papillomavirus. Emerg Infect Dis, 9(1), 37–48. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0901.020168
Sanders, Gillian D., and Al V. Taira. “Cost-effectiveness of a potential vaccine for human papillomavirus.Emerg Infect Dis 9, no. 1 (January 2003): 37–48. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0901.020168.
Sanders GD, Taira AV. Cost-effectiveness of a potential vaccine for human papillomavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Jan;9(1):37–48.
Sanders, Gillian D., and Al V. Taira. “Cost-effectiveness of a potential vaccine for human papillomavirus.Emerg Infect Dis, vol. 9, no. 1, Jan. 2003, pp. 37–48. Pubmed, doi:10.3201/eid0901.020168.
Sanders GD, Taira AV. Cost-effectiveness of a potential vaccine for human papillomavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Jan;9(1):37–48.

Published In

Emerg Infect Dis

DOI

ISSN

1080-6040

Publication Date

January 2003

Volume

9

Issue

1

Start / End Page

37 / 48

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Viral Vaccines
  • Vaccination
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years
  • Quality of Life
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Papillomavirus Infections
  • Papillomaviridae