Parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan, China: A cross-sectional study. Issue 1 (31st December 2023)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan, China: A cross-sectional study. Issue 1 (31st December 2023)
- Main Title:
- Parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan, China: A cross-sectional study
- Authors:
- Huang, Chun-Lian
Chen, Jau-Yuan
Lin, Xiao-Qing
Deng, Jing-Shan
Tung, Tao-Hsin
Zhu, Jian-Sheng - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Most COVID-19 studies aim to assess factors influencing willingness to pay for vaccines between the public and medical staff. However, few studies focus on parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine. The current study aimed to assess parents' willingness to pay for their children's vaccination against COVID-19 and its influencing factors. This population-based cross-sectional study used a self-administered questionnaire. The inclusion criterion was parents with at least one child younger than 18 years. The final analysis included 384 valid data points. A total of 89.1% of the parents indicated that they are willing to pay for their children's vaccination against COVID-19. Among them, both fathers' and mothers' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine was 89.6%. The mean and median willingness to pay were% would pay for their children. Excluding other confounding factors, willingness to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves and hesitation to vaccinate their children were significantly associated with parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine. We found that 89.1% of the parents in Taiwan would pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine. Parents' willingness to pay for themselves and hesitation to vaccinate their children were associated with willingness to pay. Reducing hesitation about vaccines and developing policies for vaccine payment may have a positive impact on willingness to pay for vaccinesABSTRACT: Most COVID-19 studies aim to assess factors influencing willingness to pay for vaccines between the public and medical staff. However, few studies focus on parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine. The current study aimed to assess parents' willingness to pay for their children's vaccination against COVID-19 and its influencing factors. This population-based cross-sectional study used a self-administered questionnaire. The inclusion criterion was parents with at least one child younger than 18 years. The final analysis included 384 valid data points. A total of 89.1% of the parents indicated that they are willing to pay for their children's vaccination against COVID-19. Among them, both fathers' and mothers' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine was 89.6%. The mean and median willingness to pay were% would pay for their children. Excluding other confounding factors, willingness to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves and hesitation to vaccinate their children were significantly associated with parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine. We found that 89.1% of the parents in Taiwan would pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine. Parents' willingness to pay for themselves and hesitation to vaccinate their children were associated with willingness to pay. Reducing hesitation about vaccines and developing policies for vaccine payment may have a positive impact on willingness to pay for vaccines and promoting COVID-19 vaccination. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. Volume 19:Issue 1(2023)
- Journal:
- Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
- Issue:
- Volume 19:Issue 1(2023)
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- Volume 19, Issue 1 (2023)
- Year:
- 2023
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2023-0019-0001-0000
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- Publication Date:
- 2023-12-31
- Subjects:
- Willingness to pay -- COVID-19 vaccine -- parents -- children -- China -- Taiwan
Vaccines -- Periodicals
615.372 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/21645515.2023.2168936 ↗
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- English
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- 2164-5515
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