Reduction of Direct Health Costs Associated with Pertussis Vaccination with Acellular Vaccines in Children Aged 0–9 Years with Pertussis in Catalonia (Spain)

Pedro Plans-Rubió (), Encarna Navas, Pere Godoy, Gloria Carmona, Angela Domínguez, Mireia Jané, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro and Pedro Brotons
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Pedro Plans-Rubió: Public Health Agency of Catalonia
Encarna Navas: Public Health Agency of Catalonia
Pere Godoy: Public Health Agency of Catalonia
Gloria Carmona: Public Health Agency of Catalonia
Angela Domínguez: University of Barcelona
Mireia Jané: Public Health Agency of Catalonia
Carmen Muñoz-Almagro: Sant Joan de Deu Hospital
Pedro Brotons: Sant Joan de Deu Hospital

PharmacoEconomics - Open, 2019, vol. 3, issue 1, No 6, 55-69

Abstract: Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to assess direct health costs in children with pertussis aged 0–9 years who were vaccinated, partially vaccinated, and unvaccinated during childhood, and to assess the association between pertussis costs and pertussis vaccination in Catalonia (Spain) in 2012–2013. Methods Direct healthcare costs included pertussis treatment, pertussis detection, and preventive chemotherapy of contacts. Pertussis patients were considered vaccinated when they had received 4–5 doses, and unvaccinated or partially vaccinated when they had received 0–3 doses of vaccine. The Chi square test and the odds ratios were used to compare percentages and the t test was used to compare mean pertussis costs in different groups, considering a p

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s41669-018-0081-4

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