Household demand for typhoid fever vaccines in Hue, Vietnam

Authors: Canh, Do Gia; Whittington, Dale; Thoa, Le Thi Kim; Utomo, Nugroho; Hoa, Nguyen Thai; Poulos, Christine; Thuy, Dang Thi Dieu; Kim, Dohyeong; Nyamete, Andrew; Acosta, Camilo

Source: Health Policy and Planning, Volume 21, Number 3, May 2006 , pp. 241-255(15)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Abstract:

The demand function for vaccines against typhoid fever was estimated using stated preference data collected from a random sample of 1065 households in Hue, Vietnam, in 2002. These are the first estimates of private willingness-to-pay (WTP) and demand functions for typhoid vaccines in a developing country. Mean respondent WTP for a single typhoid fever vaccine ranged from US$2.30 to US$4.80. Mean household WTP estimates (vaccinating all members of the household) ranged from US$21 to US$27. Demand was similar for vaccines with different degrees of effectiveness and intervals of duration. These results suggest a significant potential for private sector provision of typhoid fever vaccines in Hue.

Keywords: private demand; vaccines; willingness-to-pay; typhoid fever vaccines; contingent valuation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czl009

Publication date: 2006-05-01

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