Preferences of cancer patients as a guide to cancer prevention: a retrospective willingness to pay study in Nepal

In developing countries, like Nepal, with no population-based cancer registry and low level of awareness, it is difficult to communicate the significance of cancer preventative measures to the general population. Only patients, who have faced or facing the economic and mental burden of cancer, can b...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2023-01, Vol.214, p.42-49
Main Authors: Roy Chowdhury, S., Bohara, A.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Contingent valuation
Humans
Income
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Nepal
Retrospective Studies
Screening
Structural Equation Modelling
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:In developing countries, like Nepal, with no population-based cancer registry and low level of awareness, it is difficult to communicate the significance of cancer preventative measures to the general population. Only patients, who have faced or facing the economic and mental burden of cancer, can better understand the importance of early diagnosis. This led us to study the retrospective preference of cancer patients in valuing an annual comprehensive cancer screening program in Nepal. This is a primary survey-based study of 600 diagnosed cancer patients (aged 18+ years) randomly sampled from five hospitals of Nepal during December 2015–February 2016. Using the contingent valuation estimation methods, we modelled patients’ willingness to pay (WTP) for early cancer screening through the Structural Equation Modelling framework. About 59% of our sampled patients did not receive education and 65% earned below $100/month. Among other findings, we saw that the Risk of re-occurrence impacted WTP through two opposing channels. The direct effect of Risk of re-occurrence on WTP was positive (β = 0.20; p 
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2022.10.022