Systematic review of the costs and effectiveness of interventions to increase infant vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In recent years, several large studies have assessed the costs of national infant immunization programs, and the results of these studies are used to support planning and budgeting in low- and middle-income countries. However, few studies have addressed the costs and cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve immunization coverage, despite this being a major focus of policy attention. Without this information, countries and international stakeholders have little objective evidence on the efficiency of competing interventions for improving coverage. METHODS:We conducted a systematic literature review on the costs and cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve immunization coverage in low- and middle-income countries, including both published and unpublished reports. We ev

SUBMITTER: Munk C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6806517 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature