Disposición a pagar por vacunas contra el virus papiloma humano en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile

Cerda, Arcadio A.; Garcia, Leidy Y.; Gaete, Fabián I; Pizarro, Tomas H

Keywords: health care surveys, socioeconomic factors, papilloma virus vaccines

Abstract

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a risk factor for cervical cancer and can be prevented with the HPV vaccine. Aim: To explore the willingness of parents to pay for HPV vaccine for their offspring. Material and Methods: A survey about the willingness to pay for HPV vaccine was answered by 386 individuals of the highest socioeconomic level who had a daughter aged between 12 and 18 years. The survey included information about the risks of HPV infection. Results: Parents would pay a mean of US$ 758 for the vaccine. Twenty five percent of parents were not willing to pay for it. If the cost of the vaccine would be reduced by 50%, only 4% of parents would not pay for it. The willingness to pay is associated with the price of the vaccine, the income level of respondents and the size of the family. Conclusions: Most respondents would pay for HPV vaccine for their daughters, despite the relatively high cost.

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Título según SCOPUS: Willingness to pay for human papillomavirus vaccine in Metropolitan Santiago, Chile [Disposición a pagar por vacunas contra el virus papiloma humano en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile]
Título de la Revista: REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
Volumen: 141
Número: 2
Editorial: SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
Fecha de publicación: 2013
Página de inicio: 167
Página final: 172
Idioma: English; Spanish
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872013000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
DOI:

10.4067/S0034-98872013000200004

Notas: SCOPUS