Application of the Contingent Valuation Method in Research of Willingness to Pay for Shigellosis Vaccine
- VernacularTitle:条件价值法在菌痢疫苗支付意愿研究中的应用
- Author:
Qi ZHANG
;
Xingbao CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
contingent valuation method(CVM);
willingness to pay(WTP);
willingness to accept(WTA);
shigellosis vac?cine
- From:
China Pharmacy
1991;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To discuss the feasibility of the contingent valuation method(CVM)in the field of health care in China,and give some suggestions for the application of CVM.METHODS:CVM in a specific case that was a research on shigellosis patients’willingness to pay(WTP)and willingness to accept(WTA)for shigellosis vaccine in rural area in HeBei Province was carried out.RESULTS:96.42%of the patients answered they will buy shigellosis vaccine,and the accept rate will descend with the price ascending.The highest price that the patients are willing to pay for shigellosis vaccine is16.03yuans,and the lowest price that they are unwilling to pay for it is39.72yuans.CONCLUSION:Using CVM in the research of WTP and WTA for shigellosis vaccine is feasible.The application of CVM in more fields in health care in China remains to be further study.
