Household demand for typhoid fever vaccines in Hue, Vietnam

The demand function for vaccines against typhoid fever was estimated using stated preference data collected from a random sample of 1065 households in Hue, Vietnam, in 2002. These are the first estimates of private willingness-to-pay (WTP) and demand functions for typhoid vaccines in a developing co...

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Published in:Health policy and planning 2006-05, Vol.21 (3), p.241-255
Main Authors: Canh, Do Gia, Whittington, Dale, Thoa, Le Thi Kim, Utomo, Nugroho, Hoa, Nguyen Thai, Poulos, Christine, Thuy, Dang Thi Dieu, Kim, Dohyeong, Nyamete, Andrew, Acosta, Camilo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
contingent valuation
Cost recovery
Demand
Developing countries
Development studies
Diseases
Female
Health administration
Health care
Health conditions
Health economics
Health Services Needs and Demand
Households
Hue, Vietnam
Humans
Immunization
LDCs
Male
Medicine, Preventive
Middle Aged
Original articles
Polls & surveys
Prevention
Preventive medicine
private demand
Private medical care
Public health
Public sector
Statistical data
Studies
Supply and demand
Surveys and Questionnaires
Typhoid
Typhoid fever
Typhoid Fever - immunology
typhoid fever vaccines
Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines - supply & distribution
Vaccination and vaccines
Vaccines
Vietnam
Willingness to pay
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Summary:The demand function for vaccines against typhoid fever was estimated using stated preference data collected from a random sample of 1065 households in Hue, Vietnam, in 2002. These are the first estimates of private willingness-to-pay (WTP) and demand functions for typhoid vaccines in a developing country. Mean respondent WTP for a single typhoid fever vaccine ranged from US$2.30 to US$4.80. Mean household WTP estimates (vaccinating all members of the household) ranged from US$21 to US$27. Demand was similar for vaccines with different degrees of effectiveness and intervals of duration. These results suggest a significant potential for private sector provision of typhoid fever vaccines in Hue.
ISSN:0268-1080
1460-2237
DOI:10.1093/heapol/czl009