Cost-benefit analysis of haemophilus influenzae vaccanation programme in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hussain, I,, HM.I.,, Syed Aljunid,, Sofiah, A.,, Ong, L.C.,, Choo, K.E.,, Musa,M.N.,, The, K.H.,, Ng, H.P.,
• Format: Article
• Published: Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1999
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4350/; http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=71&issue=Vol5(1):1999

A cross-sectional study involving five public hospitals was undertaken to examine the cost-benefit of introducing mass immunisation against Haemophillus Influenzae Type B meningitis. Out of 435 cases of clinical meningitis reported in 1995, 71 cases (16.3%) fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for meni...