Economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis

Using pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB) as an example of a vaccine-preventable disease (VPD), we aimed to gather evidence on the economic impact of treating a case or managing an outbreak of a VPD. A scoping review was con-ducted. Online databases (MEDLINE and Google Scholar) were used to collate publish...

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Main Authors: Mahmud, Aidalina, Aizuddin, Azimatun Noor
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77943/
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author Mahmud, Aidalina
Aizuddin, Azimatun Noor
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description Using pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB) as an example of a vaccine-preventable disease (VPD), we aimed to gather evidence on the economic impact of treating a case or managing an outbreak of a VPD. A scoping review was con-ducted. Online databases (MEDLINE and Google Scholar) were used to collate published studies from the year 2015 to 2019 on the management cost of one case or an outbreak of pTB. Keywords used were cost, treatment, outbreak, pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis, economic, economic evaluation. A total of 29 studies were analysed. The costs of pTB treatment for individual patient were higher in high-income countries compared to middle-income and low-income countries. A case of pTB can result in household catastrophic health expenditure; while an outbreak can overwhelm the health system’s capacity, and disrupts the economy of a country. Therefore, accessibility of vaccines especially in low-income countries must be ensured. Also, vaccine-hesitant individuals must reconsider their stance on vaccination.
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spelling upm-779432020-05-04T17:48:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77943/ Economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis Mahmud, Aidalina Aizuddin, Azimatun Noor Using pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB) as an example of a vaccine-preventable disease (VPD), we aimed to gather evidence on the economic impact of treating a case or managing an outbreak of a VPD. A scoping review was con-ducted. Online databases (MEDLINE and Google Scholar) were used to collate published studies from the year 2015 to 2019 on the management cost of one case or an outbreak of pTB. Keywords used were cost, treatment, outbreak, pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis, economic, economic evaluation. A total of 29 studies were analysed. The costs of pTB treatment for individual patient were higher in high-income countries compared to middle-income and low-income countries. A case of pTB can result in household catastrophic health expenditure; while an outbreak can overwhelm the health system’s capacity, and disrupts the economy of a country. Therefore, accessibility of vaccines especially in low-income countries must be ensured. Also, vaccine-hesitant individuals must reconsider their stance on vaccination. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77943/1/2020042010371836_MJMHS_0186.pdf Mahmud, Aidalina and Aizuddin, Azimatun Noor (2020) Economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (2). pp. 254-261. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020042010371836_MJMHS_0186.pdf
spellingShingle Mahmud, Aidalina
Aizuddin, Azimatun Noor
Economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis
title Economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis
title_full Economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis
title_fullStr Economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed Economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis
title_short Economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis
title_sort economic impact of a vaccine preventable disease: a scoping review on tuberculosis
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