收藏切换
Cost-effectiveness analysis of different screening strategies for HBV infection in the Chinese population
收藏切换
Fengjuan ZOU1, Shentong CHEN1, Yingying JIN1, Yijun HU1, Yiting XU1, Shangwen LU1, Xiaofeng LIANG2, 3, 4, Sui ZHU1
Chinese Journal of Public Health | 2025, 41(8) : 919 - 928
Less
收藏切换
Chinese Journal of Public Health | 2025, 41(8): 919-928
• Special Report – Prevention as the First Line of Defense Against Hepatitis B •
Cost-effectiveness analysis of different screening strategies for HBV infection in the Chinese population
Full
Fengjuan ZOU1, Shentong CHEN1, Yingying JIN1, Yijun HU1, Yiting XU1, Shangwen LU1, Xiaofeng LIANG2, 3, 4, Sui ZHU1
Affiliations
  • 1Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
  • 2BioKangtai Vaccine Institute, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China
  • 3Institute of Disease Prevention and Control, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology and Biosecurity of the Ministry of Education (Jinan University), Guangzhou 510632, China
Published: 2025-08-10 doi: 10.11847/zgggws1145153
Outline
收藏切换
Objective

To analyze the cost-effectiveness of various screening strategies for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the Chinese population and to provide evidence for developing the most cost-effective strategy for HBV prevention and control in China.

Methods

Data on HBV infection-related costs, transition probabilities, and health utility values were obtained using literature analysis, polynomial regression model simulation, and reports or monographs from authoritative health institutions. We constructed a multi-stage decision tree model for 11 different target populations across various age groups ranging from 0 to 70 years in China under five serological testing strategies: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) rapid test (one-item screening), HBsAg/hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) test (two-item screening), HBsAg/HBsAb/hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) test (three-item screening), HBsAg/HBsAb/hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)/hepatitis B e antibody (HBeAb)/HBcAb test (five-item screening), and no screening, with 10 μg doses of hepatitis B vaccine administered at 0, 1, and 6 months. A Markov model was used to simulate the health outcomes of susceptible individuals after HBV infection. We calculated the costs and effects of different screening strategies, compared the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) of different screening programs, and used univariate and probabilistic sensitivity analyses to assess the robustness of the results, using the 0–20 years age group as an example.

Results

Baseline analysis showed that the three-item HBV screening strategy was the most cost-effective in the 0–20 years age group, with an investment of 3 188.19 yuan (RMB) yielding 26.74 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Compared with the three-item screening strategy, the five-item screening, two-item screening, one-item screening, and no screening strategies required additional investments of 27 178.37 yuan, 25 723.66 yuan, 25 723.07 yuan, and 25 696.48 yuan, respectively, per QALY lost, making them absolutely inferior strategies. In age groups other than 0–20 years, the five-item HBV screening strategy was the most cost-effective. The cost-effectiveness ranking, from highest to lowest, was as follows: 30–70 years, 0–30 years, 30–60 years, 20–70 years, 30–50 years, 20–60 years, 30–40 years, 20–50 years, 20–40 years, and 20–30 years. Compared with the three-item screening strategy in the 0–20 years age group, the five-item screening strategy in other age groups required additional investments of 352.20 yuan, 472.60 yuan, 492.98 yuan, 550.42 yuan, 757.71 yuan, 835.50 yuan, 1 018.78 yuan, 1 173.34 yuan, 1 910.08 yuan, and 2 612.61 yuan, respectively, per QALY lost, also making them absolutely inferior strategies. Using the 0–20 years age group as an example, univariate sensitivity analysis revealed that the vaccination rate had the greatest impact on net monetary benefit (NMB). Probabilistic sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the dominant strategy in this study had a greater cost-effectiveness advantage compared to other strategies. The sensitivity analysis results were consistent with those of the baseline analysis.

Conclusions

The three-item HBV screening strategy (including HBsAg, anti-HBc, and anti-HBs) was found to be the most cost-effective approach for preventing and controlling HBV infection in the Chinese population aged 0–20 years, compared to other screening strategies.

hepatitis B virus  /  infection  /  screening strategy  /  cost-effectiveness analysis  /  Chinese population
邹凤娟, 陈燊桐, 金莹莹, 胡轶君, 徐怡婷, 路尚文, 梁晓峰, 朱穗. 中国人群HBV感染不同筛查策略成本效果分析. 中国公共卫生, 2025 , 41 (8) : 919 -928 . DOI: 10.11847/zgggws1145153
Fengjuan ZOU, Shentong CHEN, Yingying JIN, Yijun HU, Yiting XU, Shangwen LU, Xiaofeng LIANG, Sui ZHU. Cost-effectiveness analysis of different screening strategies for HBV infection in the Chinese population[J]. Chinese Journal of Public Health, 2025 , 41 (8) : 919 -928 . DOI: 10.11847/zgggws1145153
Year 2025 volume 41 Issue 8
58
20
Cite this Article
BibTeX
Article Info
doi: 10.11847/zgggws1145153
  • Receive Date:2024-06-06
  • Online Date:2026-10-25
  • Published:2025-08-10
Article Data
Affiliations
History
  • Received:2024-06-06
  • Revised:2024-12-11
  • Accepted:2025-04-02
Affiliations
    1Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
    2BioKangtai Vaccine Institute, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China
    3Institute of Disease Prevention and Control, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
    4Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology and Biosecurity of the Ministry of Education (Jinan University), Guangzhou 510632, China

Corresponding:

LIANG Xiaofeng, E-mail:
ZHU Sui, E-mail:
References
Share
https://castjournals.cast.org.cn/joweb/zgggws/EN/10.11847/zgggws1145153
Share to
QR

Scan QR to access full text

Cite this article
BibTeX
Citations
表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
科
Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)
属
Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
关闭全屏
  • BibTeX
  • EndNote
  • RefWorks
  • TxT