This paper, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, examined the cost of delivering the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine in Zambia. The authors evaluated the cost of a single-dose HPV vaccine as well as the two-dose regimen. A health care provider prospective was utilized, and both primary and secondary data were collected from eight districts in four provinces.
The lowest economic cost was attributed to school-based delivery at US$13.2 per dose and $28.1 per fully immunized child (FIC). For school-based delivery, financial costs represented $6.0 per dose and $12.4 per FIC. Overall economic costs, embracing all delivery models, were $23.0 per dose and $47.6 per FIC.
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