@article{fdi:010082044,
  title = {{T}he costs of introducing the hepatitis {B} birth dose vaccine into the national immunization programme in {S}enegal ({N}eo{V}ac study)},
  author = {{G}osset, {A}. and {N}ishimwe, {M}. {L}. and {D}iallo, {M}. {Y}. and {D}eroo, {L}. and {D}iallo, {A}. and {B}a, {E}. and {C}arrieri, {P}. {M}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh and {V}ray, {M}. and {S}himakawa, {Y}. and {B}oyer, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ome {A}frican countries are still reluctant to introduce the hepatitis {B} vaccine birth dose ({H}ep{B}-{BD}) into their expanded program of immunization ({EPI}), partly because of logistical, economic, and cost information constraints. {T}o assist decision-makers in these countries, we assessed the economic and financial costs of {H}ep{B}-{BD} introduction in {S}enegal in 2016. {W}e performed a micro-costing study in a representative sample of {S}enegal's {EPI} sites at all levels in 2018. {I}nformation on {EPI} and {H}ep{B}-{BD} activity-related inputs and costs was collected using standardized questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. {U}sing inverse probability weighting, we computed weighted average costs associated with {H}ep{B}-{BD} introduction for each {EPI} level, country-level aggregated costs and estimated costs per newborn. {E}conomic and financial costs from a government perspective were estimated in {US} dollars for 2015, 2016 and 2017. {T}otal economic costs were {USD} 143,364 in 2015, {USD} 759,406 in 2016 and {USD} 867,311 in 2017, while financial costs were {USD} 127,745, {USD} 82,519 and {USD} 29,853, respectively. {W}hen annualizing pre-introduction and initial training costs, the economic (financial) cost per vaccinated newborn was {USD} 2.10 ({USD} 0.30) in 2016 and {USD} 1.90 ({USD} 0.20) in 2017. {O}ur estimates provide valuable information to implement {H}ep{B}-{BD} in {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frican countries that have not yet integrated this vaccine.},
  keywords = {hepatitis {B} vaccine ; birth dose ; mother-to-child transmission ; costs ; micro-costing ; {S}enegal ; {A}frica ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}accines},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {521 [16 p.]},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.3390/vaccines9050521},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082044},
}