title: Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in the United States.
abstract: We describe a simplified model, based on the current economic and health effects of human papillomavirus (HPV), to estimate the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination of 12-year-old girls in the United States. Under base-case parameter values, the estimated cost per quality-adjusted life year gained by vaccination in the context of current cervical cancer screening practices in the United States ranged from $3,906 to $14,723 (2005 US dollars), depending on factors such as whether herd immunity effects were assumed; the types of HPV targeted by the vaccine; and whether the benefits of preventing anal, vaginal, vulvar, and oropharyngeal cancers were included. The results of our simplified model were consistent with published studies based on more complex models when key assumptions were similar. This consistency is reassuring because models of varying complexity will be essential tools for policy makers in the development of optimal HPV vaccination strategies.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. hbc7@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Harrell W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Chesson
authors.forename: Donatus U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Ekwueme
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saraiya
authors.forename: Lauri E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Markowitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D017059:Models, Econometric; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D014481:United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014611:Vaccination / Q000191:economics*; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines