Caregivers' willingness to pay to reduce the number of vaccine injections in infants

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jan;28(1):61-3. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318184eea3.

Abstract

As part of a larger face-to-face immunization coverage survey, 1347 families of infants (18-24 months) were questioned on their willingness to pay for a reduction in the number of concomitant vaccine injections. The median willingness to pay for a reduction by 1 injection was 5 EUR. The responses fell into 3 broad categories (willing to pay nothing at all, or anything, or a finite amount) and were hardly influenced by socioeconomic determinants. These results suggest that more sophisticated methods are required, and similar analyses should exert a similar level of caution when presenting their results.

MeSH terms

  • Belgium
  • Caregivers
  • Health Expenditures
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule*
  • Infant
  • Regression Analysis
  • Vaccination / economics*
  • Vaccination / psychology
  • Vaccines, Combined / economics*

Substances

  • Vaccines, Combined