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Table 8 Disease risk reduction and cost consequences. The absolute risk reduction was estimated over a 10 year period

From: Projected economic evaluation of the national implementation of a hypothetical HIV vaccination program among adolescents in South Africa, 2012

 

10 year risk: mean % (SE)

Absolute risk

Cost

 

Intervention

Comparator

reduction

consequencea

Total

      

 Incidence

1.08

(0.08)

1.49

(0.15)

0.42 %

20.87

 Mortality

1.05

(0.01)

1.45

(0.04)

0.41 %

21.36

Male

      

 Incidence

1.09

(0.09)

1.51

(0.15)

0.42 %

20.67

 Mortality

1.10

(0.02)

1.52

(0.05)

0.42 %

20.45

Female

      

 Incidence

1.40

(0.12)

1.94

(0.22)

0.53 %

16.29

 Mortality

1.03

(0.02)

1.42

(0.04)

0.39 %

22.05

  1. HIV human immunodeficiency virus; SE standard error
  2. aper 1 % reduction in risk
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