Cost estimation of hepatitis B vaccine immunization in obstetrics departments of hospitals in Beijing, 1992–2013

ObjectiveTo estimate the cost of hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) immunization and its change pattern in the obstetrics departments of hospitals in Beijing, and provide data support for policy-making and evaluation of HBV immunization efficiency.

MethodsData collection was conducted through field investigation and questionnaire survey. Database was established with ACCESS software, and data were entered twice. Data analysis was performed with software SAS 9.4 and Excel 2016.

ResultsFrom 1992 to 2013, the overall cost HBV immunization in obstetrics departments of hospitals in Beijing increased from 41.00 ten thousand yuan to 434.42 ten thousand yuan, with an annual growth rate of 11.90%; and the unit cost increased by 7 times, from 5.38 yuan to 37.25 yuan, with an annual growth rate of 9.65%. The cost of HBV immunization mainly originates from labor cost. Therefore, to some extent, the growth of overall cost of HBV immunization in hospitals is due to the increase of labor cost.

ConclusionIn the obstetrics departments of hospitals in Beijing, both the overall cost and the unit cost of HBV immunization showed an obvious increasing trend. The growth rate of unit cost was lower than that of total cost, and the growth of total cost mainly attributed to the increase of labor cost.