Economic burden of pertussis in children: A single-center analysis in Hangzhou, China

• Published in: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 2343199
• Main Authors: Liu, Yan, Yang, Yingying, Zhou, Jinsi, Zhang, Xuechao, Gu, Lintao, Xu, Yuyang, Lu, Zhaojun, Xie, Qixin, Zhang, Xiaoping, Hua, Chunzhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 31.12.2024; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; China - epidemiology; Cost of Illness; direct medical costs; factors; Female; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Hospitalization - economics; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Licensed Vaccines; Male; pertussis; pertussis vaccination; Pertussis Vaccine - administration & dosage; Pertussis Vaccine - economics; Vaccination - economics; Whooping Cough - economics; Whooping Cough - epidemiology; Whooping Cough - prevention & control; China; direct medical costs; pertussis vaccination; pertussis; factors

The "reemergence of pertussis" has elicited international concerns, occurring paradoxically amidst the expansion of immunization programs. This study was aimed to evaluate quantitatively the economic burden and identify the determinants that influence the cost associated with treating pert...