Study on Willingness to Pay for Typhoid Vi Vaccine in Lingchuan County,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
- VernacularTitle:广西壮族自治区伤寒流行地区居民对Vi多糖疫苗支付意愿调查
- Author:
Baiqing DONG
;
Xinghua WU
;
Jin YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Typhoid Vi Polysaccharide Vaccine;
Willingness to Pay;
Contingent Valuation Method
- From:
Chinese Journal of Vaccines and Immunization
2008;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess willingness to pay(wtp)for typhoid vi vaccine in typhoid epidemic area in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and to provide evidence for introduction of the vaccine.Methods Applying the method of wtp was investigated in typhoid epidemic area,the curve of "price-accept ratio model"was drawn up with Probit regression.Results The formula of "price-accept ratio model" was described as following:Probit(p)=0.88952-0.46296X.The WTP for typhoid vi vaccine was $10.41,with a 95% confidence interval of $6.67～16.24.Conclusions WTP for typhoid vi vaccine was around $10 in Guangxi typhoid epidemic area.The Contingent Valuation Method was applicable in the investigation of WTP.
