Abstract
We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of combining a cervical cancer screening programme with a national HPV vaccination programme compared to a screening programme alone to prevent cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer related to HPV types 16 and 18 in the Irish healthcare setting. The incremental cost effectiveness of vaccination strategies for 12-year-old females (base-case) and 12-26-year-old catch-up vaccination strategies were examined. The base-case incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was €17,383/LYG. Using a probabilistic sensitivity analysis about the base-case, the 95% CI for cost per LYG was (€3400 to €38,400). This suggests that vaccination against HPV types 16 and 18 would be cost-effective from the perspective of the Irish healthcare payer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5654-5661 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Vaccine |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 44 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Oct 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cost effectiveness
- Decision maker
- HPV vaccination