Willingness to pay for hepatitis B vaccination in Selangor, Malaysia: A cross-sectional household survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Malaysia, one million individuals are estimated to be infected with the hepatitis B virus. A vaccine for infants has been compulsory since 1989, whereas those born before 1989 need to spend their own money to be vaccinated in private clinics or hospitals. The aim of this study was to investigate and ascertain the determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for adult hepatitis B vaccine in Selangor, Malaysia.

Methods

In 2016, 728 households were selected through a stratified, two stage cluster sample and interviewed. Willingness to pay for hepatitis B vaccine was estimated using the Contingent Valuation Method, and factors affecting WTP were modelled with logit regression.

Results

We found that 273 (37.5%) of the households were willing to pay for hepatitis

SUBMITTER: Rajamoorthy Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6456223 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature