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  • Title: A cost-effectiveness analysis of a simple micromethod for hepatitis B screening in hepatitis B virus control programmes.
    Author: Lansang MA, Domingo E, Lingao A, West S.
    Journal: Int J Epidemiol; 1989; 18(4 Suppl 2):S38-43. PubMed ID: 2516014.
    Abstract:
    We developed a simple micromethod for identifying mothers who are most likely to transmit hepatitis B infection to their infants, using reverse passive haemagglutination for detecting HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen) in capillary blood. This screening method was evaluated against other strategies for hepatitis B control by means of decision- and cost-effectiveness analyses. The micromethod was shown to be cost-effective when the cost of hepatitis B vaccine was high. However, with increasingly reduced costs of the vaccine, it may have a limited role in a programme of mass immunization for hepatitis B.
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