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Cost effectiveness analysis of school based Mantoux screening for TB in Central Sydney, CHERE Discussion Paper No 37

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  • John Slater

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A cost effectiveness analysis of differing school based TB infection screening regimes was conducted for 1996 populations of Year 1 and Year 8 students who attended schools in the areas of Central Sydney Area Health Service and South Western Sydney Area Health Service. The costs of screening would be partially offset by savings in future costs of treating adult cases of TB disease. Screening the high risk group of Year 8 students was found to be the most cost effective screening option. The cost per case prevented and the cost per death prevented were comparable with other health programs which are judged to be ?value for money?. Screening Year 1 students was found to be not as effective nor as cost effective. Universal screening would prevent more cases of adult TB disease than targeted screening but at a relatively high cost per case.

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  • John Slater, 1998. "Cost effectiveness analysis of school based Mantoux screening for TB in Central Sydney, CHERE Discussion Paper No 37," Discussion Papers 37, CHERE, University of Technology, Sydney.
    • Handle: RePEc:her:chedps:37
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    TB; cost effectiveness; school based screening;
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets

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