Open AccessCost-Effectiveness Analysis of HPV Vaccination: Comparing the General Population with Socially Vulnerable Individuals
Author(s) -
Kyu Tae Han,
Sun Jung Kim,
Seo Yoon Lee,
Sohee Park
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of cancer prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2476-762X
pISSN - 1513-7368
DOI - 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.19.8503
Subject(s) - vaccination , population , cost effectiveness analysis , environmental health , medicine , virology , demography , cost effectiveness , risk analysis (engineering) , sociology
After the WHO recommended HPV vaccination of the general population in 2009, government support of HPV vaccination programs was increased in many countries. However, this policy was not implemented in Korea due to perceived low cost-effectiveness. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the cost-utility of HPV vaccination programs targeted to high risk populations as compared to vaccination programs for the general population.