4 research outputs found
Economic Impact of a Rotavirus Vaccine in Brazil
The study was done to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a national
rotavirus vaccination programme in Brazilian children from the
healthcare system perspective. A hypothetical annual birth-cohort was
followed for a five-year period. Published and national administrative
data were incorporated into a model to quantify the consequences of
vaccination versus no vaccination. Main outcome measures included the
reduction in disease burden, lives saved, and disability-adjusted
life-years (DALYs) averted. A rotavirus vaccinationprogramme in Brazil
would prevent an estimated 1,804 deaths associated with gastroenteritis
due to rotavirus, 91,127 hospitalizations, and 550,198 outpatient
visits. Vaccination is likely to reduce 76% of the overall healthcare
burden of rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in Brazil. At a vaccine
price of US
643 per DALY averted. Rotavirus vaccination can reduce the burden of
gastroenteritis due to rotavirus at a reasonable cost-effectiveness
ratio
Action research in physical education: focusing beyond myself through cooperative learning
This paper reports on the pedagogical changes that I experienced as a teacher engaged in an action research project in which I designed and implemented an indirect, developmentally appropriate and child‐centred approach to my teaching. There have been repeated calls to expunge – or at least rationalise – the use of traditional, teacher‐led practice in physical education. Yet despite the advocacy of many leading academics there is little evidence that such a change of approach is occurring. In my role as teacher‐as‐researcher I sought to implement a new pedagogical approach, in the form of cooperative learning, and bring about a positive change in the form of enhanced pupil learning. Data collection included a reflective journal, post‐teaching reflective analysis, pupil questionnaires, student interviews, document analysis, and non‐participant observations. The research team analysed the data using inductive analysis and constant comparison. Six themes emerged from the data: teaching and learning, reflections on cooperation, performance, time, teacher change, and social interaction. The paper argues that cooperative learning allowed me to place social and academic learning goals on an even footing, which in turn placed a focus on pupils’ understanding and improvement of skills in athletics alongside their interpersonal development
Economic Impact of a Rotavirus Vaccine in Brazil
The study was done to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a national
rotavirus vaccination programme in Brazilian children from the
healthcare system perspective. A hypothetical annual birth-cohort was
followed for a five-year period. Published and national administrative
data were incorporated into a model to quantify the consequences of
vaccination versus no vaccination. Main outcome measures included the
reduction in disease burden, lives saved, and disability-adjusted
life-years (DALYs) averted. A rotavirus vaccinationprogramme in Brazil
would prevent an estimated 1,804 deaths associated with gastroenteritis
due to rotavirus, 91,127 hospitalizations, and 550,198 outpatient
visits. Vaccination is likely to reduce 76% of the overall healthcare
burden of rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in Brazil. At a vaccine
price of US
643 per DALY averted. Rotavirus vaccination can reduce the burden of
gastroenteritis due to rotavirus at a reasonable cost-effectiveness
ratio