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. 2018 Feb 12;218(Suppl 4):S232–S242. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix598

Table 2.

Cost and Disability Model Parameters

Parameter Cost, 2016 $ Unit Comment Reference(s)
Direct costs
 Conjugate Vi typhoid vaccine 2.50 Per vaccine schedule One-dose schedule [35]
 EPI delivery (ages <1 y) 1.10 Per dose One delivery [30, 32–34]
 School-based delivery (ages 5–14 y) 1.30 Per dose One delivery [31, 32]
 Community-based delivery (ages 1–4 and >14 y) 1.50 Per dose One delivery [31, 32]
Indirect costs
 Child (<15 y), outpatient 33.00 Per patient [36]
 Adult (≥15 y), outpatient 66.00 Per patient [36]
 Child (<15 y), inpatient 222.00 Per patient 9% admitted [36]
 Adult (≥15 y), inpatient 444.00 Per patient 27% admitted [36]
Health state Percentage of Case-Years (95% CI) Disability Weight (95% CI)
 Acute infectious disease, moderate 35.0 (26.0–44.3) 0.051 (.032–.074) [28, 29]
 Acute infectious disease, severe 47.75 (38.0–57.4) 0.133 (.088–.19) [28, 29]
 Abdominal pain and distension (including intestinal perforation) 17.0 (10.0–25.7) 0.324 (.22–.442) [28, 29]
 Gastrointestinal bleeding 0.25 (0–2.0) 0.325 (.209–.462) [28, 29]

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; EPI, Expanded Program on Immunization.