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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Countries with varicella immunisation programmes have seen major reductions in disease burden. While two‐dose schedules are now universally adopted, dosing ages vary, and some countries initially include catch‐up vaccination of older children to speed impact. This modelling study assessed three two‐dose schedules in the Swedish setting (1)
Gianpaolo Scalia Tomba +6 more
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Rationale for Recommending Varicella Vaccination Into the Swedish National Immunisation Programme
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Under Swedish law, a vaccination may be included in the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) if it effectively prevents transmission in the population, is cost‐effective and aligns with ethical and humanitarian principles. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) evaluated these criteria for introducing varicella vaccination. Methods The
Annika Ersson +2 more
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To assess the cost‐effectiveness of including varicella vaccination in the Swedish national vaccination programme for children together with the added impact of catch‐up vaccination of susceptible older children. Methods An epidemiological transmission model was used to assess the cost‐effectiveness of a two‐dose national varicella ...
Frida Kasteng +5 more
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Cost and unit cost calculations using step-down accounting.
, 2004 There is paucity of unit cost data from low- and middle-income countries, although recent initiatives have emerged to help rectify this. The limited budgets assigned to health care facilities mean that health planners and managers must be able to account
Conteh, Lesong, Walker, Damian
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Immunocompromised children (IC) were presumed to be at higher risk of SARS‐COV‐2 infection and severe COVID‐19, but population‐based evidence is limited. We assessed infection risk, COVID‐19 hospitalisation, and severe outcomes in IC compared with children with and without other high‐risk conditions.
Costanza Di Chiara +13 more
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Emerging Infectious DiseasesJapanese encephalitis (JE) is preventable using the affordable, effective, and safe live attenuated SA 14-14-2 JE vaccine (CD-JEV). We used a Markov model to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of 1 dose of CD-JEV compared with no vaccination in 3 ...
An Nguyen +10 more
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Formative exploration of students’ perception about Community Medicine teaching at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, India [PDF]
, 2008 Objective: The objectives of the present formative research were to explore the medical undergraduates’ study problems and their perceptions about various teaching approaches in currently practiced teaching curriculum of Community Medicine.
Deshmukh, PR, Dongre, AR, Garg, BS
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To determine the clinico‐demographic profile and predictors of mortality in hospitalised children with diphtheria. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 202 children aged 5–16 years diagnosed with diphtheria per WHO criteria at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, from January 2023 to December 2024. Data on demographics, vaccination
Amir Muhammad +6 more
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VaccinesBackground: Large urban centers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often have persistent pockets of under-immunized children, despite higher overall vaccination coverage than rural areas.
Imtiaz Hussain +8 more
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