Cost-effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination in WHO-defined high-risk populations in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bangladesh carries a substantial health and economic burden of seasonal influenza, particularly among the World Health Organization (WHO)-defined high-risk populations. We implemented a modelling study to determine the cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination in each of five high-risk groups (pregnant women, children under five years of age, adults with underlying health conditions, older adults (≥60 years), and healthcare personnel) to inform policy decisions on risk group prioritisation for influenza vaccination in Bangladesh.

Methods

We implemented a Markov decision-analytic model to estimate the impact of influenza vaccination for each target risk group. We obtained model inputs from hospital-based influenza surveillance data, unpublished surveys, and publi

SUBMITTER: Hassan MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11257706 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature