The cost structure of routine infant immunization services: a systematic analysis of six countries.

ABSTRACT: Little information exists on the cost structure of routine infant immunization services in low- and middle-income settings. Using a unique dataset of routine infant immunization costs from six countries, we estimated how costs were distributed across budget categories and programmatic activities, and investigated how the cost structure of immunization sites varied by country and site characteristics. The EPIC study collected data on routine infant immunization costs from 319 sites in Benin, Ghana, Honduras, Moldova, Uganda, Zambia, using a standardized approach. For each country, we estimated the economic costs of infant immunization by administrative level, budget category, and programmatic activity from a programme perspective. We used regression models to describe how costs within each

SUBMITTER: Geng F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5886070 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature