| Abstract: | Economic effectiveness of vaccination against measles in an agricultural region of the Ukrainian SSR has been studied. At the period preceding vaccination expenses for each measles patient in the country were three times as low as those in towns. At the period of vaccination a considerable decrease in expenses covering the payment of sick-leave certificates given to mothers taking care of their sick children, in losses connected with absenteeism, in expenses for gamma globulin prophylaxis and the hospital treatment and outpatient servicing of measles patients was observed due to the sharp drop of the total morbidity rate and the increased number of school children among measles patients. In urban and rural areas the equalization of expenses for each patient occurred. In spite of increased expenses for each measles patient, the considerable economy of sums spent for controlling measles was achieved: about 70,000 rubles per annum. |
