Stated preferences for anti-malarial drug characteristics in Zomba, a malaria endemic area of Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The evidence on determinants of individuals' choices for anti-malarial drug treatments is scarce. This study sought to measure the strength of preference for adult antimalarial drug treatment attributes of heads of urban, rural and peri-urban households in a resource-limited malaria-endemic area of sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

Discrete choice experiments were conducted with 508 heads of household interviewed face-to-face for a household population survey of health-seeking behavior in Zomba District, Malawi. The interviews were held in Chichewa and the choice experiment questions were presented with cartoon aids. The anti-malarial drug attributes included in the stated preference experiment were: speed of fever resolution, side effects (pruritus) risk, protection (d

SUBMITTER: Medina-Lara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4108233 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature