Eliciting women's preference for prenatal testing in China: a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy tests can be used for the early diagnosis of fetal problems and can prevent abnormal birth in pregnancies. Yet, testing preferences among Chinese women are poorly investigated.

Methods

We developed a Discrete Choice Experiment with 5 attributes: test procedure, detection rate, miscarriage rate, time to wait for result, and test cost. By studying the choices that the women make in the hypothetical scenarios and comparing the attributes and levels, we can analyze the women's preference of prenatal testing in China.

Results

Ninety-two women completed the study. Respondents considered the test procedure as the most important attribute, followed by detection rate, miscarriage rate, wait time for result, and test cost, respectively. The estimated prefer

SUBMITTER: Wu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542883 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature