title: Economic evaluation of a metropolitan-wide, school-based hepatitis B vaccination program.
abstract: The results of an evaluation of a large metropolitan-wide, school-based hepatitis B vaccination program provide further evidence that such programs are effective and cost-beneficial. The percentage of 6th grade students fully immunized against hepatitis B rose from approximately 8% to 82% in the program. Administering the vaccine at school was $1.46 per dose less than traditional methods. Over $24 million of potential health care costs have been avoided through the program.
authors.affiliation: The University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Nursing, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA. wilsontr@umkc.edu
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000191:economics*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines