Robertson R L, Foster S O, Hull H F, Williams P J
J Trop Med Hyg. 1985 Oct;88(5):343-51.
Cost-effectiveness studies were carried out in The Gambia to estimate costs of preventing childhood morbidity and mortality through immunization. For the four priority diseases--neonatal tetanus, pertussis, measles and poliomyelitis--costs per case prevented ranged from $1.30 for pertussis to $655.54 for poliomyelitis. In terms of preventing childhood deaths through immunization, measles at $40.83 per death prevented, pertussis at $99.85 per death prevented and neonatal tetanus at $152.53 per death prevented were most cost-effective. For developing countries, immunization is an efficient use of limited health resources.
在冈比亚开展了成本效益研究，以估算通过免疫接种预防儿童发病和死亡的成本。对于四种重点疾病——新生儿破伤风、百日咳、麻疹和脊髓灰质炎——每预防一例疾病的成本从百日咳的1.30美元到脊髓灰质炎的655.54美元不等。就通过免疫接种预防儿童死亡而言，预防每例死亡的成本为：麻疹40.83美元、百日咳99.85美元、新生儿破伤风152.53美元，这些是最具成本效益的。对于发展中国家来说，免疫接种是对有限卫生资源的有效利用。
