Cost-effectiveness analysis of a cervical cancer vaccine in five Latin American countries

COLANTONIO, L.; GOMEZ, J. A.; DEMARTEAU, N.; STANDAERT, B.; PICHON-RIVIERE, A.; AUGUSTOVSKI, F.

Vaccine

Vaccine

Año: 2009 p. 1 - 30

1873-2518

Implementation of cervical cancer (CC) vaccination in Latin America is expected to reduce the high CC burden in those countries. But the efficiency of such vaccination programs in the region still remains unknown. This study assesses the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of introducing vaccination into the current CC disease management of five Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru). The modelling results indicate that universal mass vaccination is cost-effective in the current health care setting of each country (