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Table 2 Parameter assumptions and calculated values regarding costs, health outcomes and discounting

From: Cost-effectiveness of childhood pneumococcal vaccination program in Ethiopia: results from a quasi-experimental evaluation

Parameters

Values

References

Costs (2013 US$)

 Mean vaccine unit price per dose

6.5

[33]

 Auto-disposable syringes unit price

0.069

[33]

 Safety boxes unit price

0.94

[33]

 Introduction, initial costs per child

0.17

[33]

 Administration costs per child

0.25

[33]

 Cold chain equipment and maintenance cost per child

0.02

[33]

 Other costs per child

1.99

[33]

 Freight cost for vaccine and devices as % of vaccine values

10%

[33]

 Mean vaccination cost per child

26.88

[33]

Mean total indirect medical cost of infections

 Mean transportation cost

5.8

Surveyϯ

 Mean meals cost

9.5

Surveyϯ

 Mean accommodation cost

1.8

Surveyϯ

Mean total direct medical cost of infections

 Mean inpatient cost

1.4

Surveyϯ

 Mean diagnosis cost

2.3

Surveyϯ

 Mean home care cost

0.3

Surveyϯ

 Mean drugs cost

5.9

Surveyϯ

 Mean lost productivity cost per child

30.8

Surveyϯ

Disability and age weights

 Pneumonia*

0.28

[36, 37]

 Sepsis

0.28

[16, 37]

 Acute otitis media

0.334

[16]

 Meningitis

0.62

[34]

 Age weights

0.04

[38]

Mean duration of illness (in days)

 Pneumonia, Sepsis and Acute otitis media

6

 

 Meningitis

10

[34]

General parameters

 Life expectancy (years)

65

[39]

 Discount rate

3%

[38]

  1. * we used the value of pneumonia disability weight for ALRI
  2. Ï® the values are estimated based on the household survey that was performed as part of this study.