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Application of the double bounded dichotomous choice model to the estimation of parent’s willingness to pay for the hand foot mouth disease vaccination: A survey in Selangor, Malaysia

Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a notifiable viral disease in Malaysia, and is transmitted primarily among young children. Although vaccines for enteroviruses 71 (EV-71) were approved in China against HFMD, the availability and the acceptance of the vaccine in the Malaysia are unknown. This st...

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Autores principales: Rajamoorthy, Yogambigai, Taib, Niazlin Mohd, Harapan, Harapan, Wagner, Abram Luther, Munusamy, Subramaniam
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10259800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37307254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286924
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author Rajamoorthy, Yogambigai
Taib, Niazlin Mohd
Harapan, Harapan
Wagner, Abram Luther
Munusamy, Subramaniam
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Wagner, Abram Luther
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description Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a notifiable viral disease in Malaysia, and is transmitted primarily among young children. Although vaccines for enteroviruses 71 (EV-71) were approved in China against HFMD, the availability and the acceptance of the vaccine in the Malaysia are unknown. This study investigated and ascertained the determinants of willingness-to-pay (WTP) for HFMD vaccination in Selangor Malaysia. This study adopted a cross-sectional, contingent valuation method involving 390 parents of young children aged six and below. The double bounded dichotomous choice (DBDC) approach was employed to assess the WTP for HFMD vaccine among respondents. A bivariate probit model was used to assess the key determinants of WTP for HFMD vaccine, while the mean WTP was measured using the Krinsky and Robb procedure. We found that 279 (71.5%) of parents were willing to pay for the HFMD vaccination. The estimated single bounded mean WTP was MYR460.23 (equivalent to US$ 102.17) for two doses of HFMD vaccination. The double bounded analysis revealed that the vaccine’s price, poor education background and lower income were the key factors that significantly affected the WTP, with the estimated mean WTP being MYR394.00 (US$ 87.47). In conclusion, most Malaysian parents are willing to pay for the HFMD vaccination. The estimated WTP identifies the optimal price point for HFMD vaccination in Malaysia. Furthermore, the government should focus on an awareness programme for the HFMD vaccination among parents who have lower income or education level.
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spelling pubmed-102598002023-06-13 Application of the double bounded dichotomous choice model to the estimation of parent’s willingness to pay for the hand foot mouth disease vaccination: A survey in Selangor, Malaysia Rajamoorthy, Yogambigai Taib, Niazlin Mohd Harapan, Harapan Wagner, Abram Luther Munusamy, Subramaniam PLoS One Research Article Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a notifiable viral disease in Malaysia, and is transmitted primarily among young children. Although vaccines for enteroviruses 71 (EV-71) were approved in China against HFMD, the availability and the acceptance of the vaccine in the Malaysia are unknown. This study investigated and ascertained the determinants of willingness-to-pay (WTP) for HFMD vaccination in Selangor Malaysia. This study adopted a cross-sectional, contingent valuation method involving 390 parents of young children aged six and below. The double bounded dichotomous choice (DBDC) approach was employed to assess the WTP for HFMD vaccine among respondents. A bivariate probit model was used to assess the key determinants of WTP for HFMD vaccine, while the mean WTP was measured using the Krinsky and Robb procedure. We found that 279 (71.5%) of parents were willing to pay for the HFMD vaccination. The estimated single bounded mean WTP was MYR460.23 (equivalent to US$ 102.17) for two doses of HFMD vaccination. The double bounded analysis revealed that the vaccine’s price, poor education background and lower income were the key factors that significantly affected the WTP, with the estimated mean WTP being MYR394.00 (US$ 87.47). In conclusion, most Malaysian parents are willing to pay for the HFMD vaccination. The estimated WTP identifies the optimal price point for HFMD vaccination in Malaysia. Furthermore, the government should focus on an awareness programme for the HFMD vaccination among parents who have lower income or education level. Public Library of Science 2023-06-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10259800/ /pubmed/37307254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286924 Text en © 2023 Rajamoorthy et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Wagner, Abram Luther
Munusamy, Subramaniam
Application of the double bounded dichotomous choice model to the estimation of parent’s willingness to pay for the hand foot mouth disease vaccination: A survey in Selangor, Malaysia
title Application of the double bounded dichotomous choice model to the estimation of parent’s willingness to pay for the hand foot mouth disease vaccination: A survey in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full Application of the double bounded dichotomous choice model to the estimation of parent’s willingness to pay for the hand foot mouth disease vaccination: A survey in Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Application of the double bounded dichotomous choice model to the estimation of parent’s willingness to pay for the hand foot mouth disease vaccination: A survey in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Application of the double bounded dichotomous choice model to the estimation of parent’s willingness to pay for the hand foot mouth disease vaccination: A survey in Selangor, Malaysia
title_short Application of the double bounded dichotomous choice model to the estimation of parent’s willingness to pay for the hand foot mouth disease vaccination: A survey in Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort application of the double bounded dichotomous choice model to the estimation of parent’s willingness to pay for the hand foot mouth disease vaccination: a survey in selangor, malaysia
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10259800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37307254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286924
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