ESTIMATION OF THE HEALTH AND COST BURDEN OF HPV-RELATED DISEASES IN THAILAND
Author(s)
Termrungruanglert W1, Havanond P1, Khemapech N1, Lertmaharit S1, Pongpanich S1, Khorprasert C1, Kitsiripornchai S2, Jirakorbchaipong P2, Taneepanichskul S11Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, 2MSD (Thailand) Ltd., Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the first leading female cancer, especially, in developing countries. The two available HPV vaccines protect against HPV types 16/18 responsible for majority of cervical cancer. The quadrivalent vaccine also protects against HPV types 6/11 that cause majority of genital warts. It is important to examine health and cost burden of HPV-related diseases to understand the potential impact of introducing HPV vaccine. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the long-term health and cost burden associated with cervical cancer, cervical intraepitherial neoplasia (CIN) and genital warts from healthcare provider perspective in Thailand. METHODS: We developed a state-transition Markov model to simulate the epidemiology of stages of cervical cancer, CIN and genital warts in a hypothetical cohort of 100,000 12-year-old girls. Costs included diagnosis and treatment costs of HPV related diseases. Probabilities at each chance node in the model were derived from the Thailand healthcare context. RESULTS: The highest incidence of CIN and genital warts was observed among women aged 20-30 years. For cervical cancer, the highest incidence was observed among women aged 45-55 years. Death rate was estimated at 2%, 8%, 84% and 94% for cervical cancer stage IA1, IA2-IIA, IIB-IVA and IVB, respectively. The estimated mean direct cost per patient with cervical cancer stage IA1, IA2-IIA, IIB-IVA, IVB, CIN1, CIN2/3 and genital warts were US$1,277, US$3,020, US$12,506, US$10,019, US$167, US$1,551 and US$111, respectively. The overall lifetime costs were estimated at US$26.7 million for a cohort of 100,000 women which corresponded to approximately US$132.0 million for the current entire cohort of 12-year-old girls in Thailand. CONCLUSIONS: HPV- related diseases impose significant health and cost burden in Thailand. The potential impact on HPV-related diseases of a national immunization programme with HPV vaccine should be examined to inform the policy discussions around the HPV vaccination programme in Thailand.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2010-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2010, Phuket, Thailand
Value in Health, Vol. 13, No. 7 (November 2010)
Code
PCN10
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies
Disease
Infectious Disease (non-vaccine), Oncology, Pediatrics, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Respiratory-Related Disorders