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Cost-Effectiveness of Women´s Vaccination Against HPV: Results for the Czech Republic

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  • Martina Luskova

    (Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Kseniya Bortnikova

    (Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

This paper evaluates the cost-effectiveness of vaccinating women against human papillomaviruses (HPV) in the Czech Republic, where HPV is the main cause of most cervical carcinomas. It examines the cost-effectiveness of the current reimbursement policy for HPV vaccination compared to the suggested change. Using a homogeneous multistate Markov model, we approximate transitions among states that represent the progression stages of cervical carcinoma, utilizing healthcare reimbursement data from public health insurance. The analysis reveals that increasing immunization coverage from 65.8% to 80% is cost-effective, given the threshold of 1.2 million CZK per quality-adjusted life year. Similarly, expanding the eligible age for vaccination reimbursement from 13 to include ages 13 through 15 years, while also increasing coverage, results in comparable cost-effectiveness. Despite certain limitations, our findings suggest that enhancing the immunization coverage of HPV vaccination for women is economically justified. Consequently, we advocate for the implementation of the proposed policy modifications.

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  • Martina Luskova & Kseniya Bortnikova, 2024. "Cost-Effectiveness of Women´s Vaccination Against HPV: Results for the Czech Republic," Working Papers IES 2024/16, Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies, revised Apr 2024.
    • Handle: RePEc:fau:wpaper:wp2024_16
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    Keywords

    Cost-effectiveness; Markov model; HPV; vaccination; cervical carcinoma; women; Czech Republic;
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    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis

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