How much are Ecuadorians Willing to Pay to Reduce Maternal Mortality? Results from a Pilot Study on Contingent Valuation
| Autor: | Justin B. Ingels, Phaedra S. Corso, María Isabel Roldós |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0211 other engineering and technologies
Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences Willingness to pay Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Environmental health Health care medicine Global health Childbirth 021110 strategic defence & security studies Contingent valuation Actuarial science business.industry 030503 health policy & services General Engineering Maternal Morbidity medicine.disease Maternal Mortality Contingent Valuation Maternal death Original Article Willingness to Pay Ecuador Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of MCH and AIDS International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2161-8674 |
| Popis: | Context: There is an established association between the provision of health care services and maternal mortality. Aims: The purpose of this research is to investigate Ecuadorians’ willingness to pay to prevent maternal death and disabilities due to complications of care during childbirth in the context of universal coverage. Methods and Materials: The study elicited a “contingent” market on morbidity and mortality outcomes, specific to Ecuador’s epidemiologic profiles between a hypothetical market that included a 50% reduction in the risk of maternal mortality from 100 to 50 per 100,000, and a market that included a 50% reduction in the risk of maternal morbidity from 4,000 to 2,000 per 100,000. Results: The average amount participants are willing to pay to prevent maternal mortality in the context of universal coverage, was of $176 a year (95% CI=$172, $179). The unadjusted mean WTP for a reduction in the maternal morbidity risk was $135 (95% CI=$132, $139). Translated into Value of statistical Life, participant´s from this study valued the prevention of one statistical maternal death at USD $352,000. Conclusion: Results suggest that the costs of maternal care do not outweigh the benefit of prevention, and that Ecuadorians are willing to pay a significant amount to reduce the risk of maternal mortality. Global Health implications: Reduction of maternal mortality will remain an important global developmental goal in the upcoming years. Having a monetary approximation on the value of these losses may have important implications in the allotting financial and technical resources to reduce it. Key words: Willingness to Pay • Maternal Mortality • Maternal Morbidity • Ecuador • Contingent Valuation Copyright © 2017 Roldos et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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