Parental Preferences of Influenza Vaccination for Children in China: A National Survey with a Discrete Choice Experiment.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 19(4)2022 02 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1715307
ABSTRACT
The influenza vaccination coverage among children is low in China. We aimed to conduct a nationwide survey to quantify parental preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for influenza vaccination for their children. Parents with children aged six months to 18 years from six provinces in China were investigated by a discrete choice experiment regarding six influenza vaccination attributes. Mixed logit models were used to estimate the relative importance of vaccine attributes and parents' WTP. Interaction analysis and subgroup analysis were conducted to explore preference heterogeneity. A total of 1206 parents were included in the analysis. Parents reported vaccine effectiveness as the most important vaccine attribute. The mode of vaccine administration had no significant impact on parents' preferences. Parents aged over 30 years with higher education or income levels were more likely to prefer no influenza vaccination for their children. The largest marginal WTP (CNY 802.57) for vaccination and the largest increase in vaccine uptake (41.85%) occurred with improved vaccine effectiveness from 30% to 80%. Parents from central regions or mid-latitude areas had a relatively lower WTP than those from other regions. No significant difference in the relative importance of vaccine attributes were observed among parents from various regions of China.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Influenza Vaccines
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Influenza, Human
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph19042145
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