Table 1. Top Decision Criteria Based on Rankings in a Local Stakeholder Meeting.
Healthcare Priority | Working Definition Used in RVV Selection Model (TSE-Pilot) | Number of Votes |
Health impact/effectiveness/efficacy | Rotavirus cases averted with vaccination | 15 |
Safety | Number of Intussusception hospitalizations due to vaccine | 14 |
Budget impact | Overall 5-year budget impact including the cost of program | 13 |
Delivery costs | Transport and storage costs for vaccines | 7 |
Cost-effectiveness | Incremental costs per DALY saved | 3 |
Burden of disease | Population size affected by the disease | 3 |
Access to vaccine | Availability of the vaccine | 2 |
Vaccine security | Ease of vaccine procurement and production security | 2 |
Equity | Coverage across different society strata by income quintiles | 1 |
Abbreviations: DALY, disability-adjusted life year; TSE, Total System Effectiveness; RVV, rotavirus vaccine.