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Article: Willingness to pay for cataract surgery in baiyin district, northwestern China

TitleWillingness to pay for cataract surgery in baiyin district, northwestern China
Authors
Keywordscataract surgery
China
Willingness to pay
Issue Date2021
Citation
Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2021, v. 28 n. 3, p. 205-212 How to Cite?
AbstractPurpose: To investigate willingness to pay for cataract surgery, and its associations, in Northwestern China. Methods: Four hundred thirty-eight persons aged 50 years and above, diagnosed with cataract indicated for surgery, identified in an outreach screening program were included. Subjects were offered a willingness-to-pay interview for the maximal amount that the subjects would be willing to pay for a cataract surgery. Age, gender, literacy, education level, occupation, and annual household income were recorded. Results: Among 328 (74.9%) subjects who completed the interview, 197 (60.1%) participants were willing to pay something for the cataract surgery (mean, 902.9 ± 856.7 renminbi[RMB], [US$ 145 ± 137]; median, 500RMB, US$ 78). Individuals with presenting visual acuity (PVA) in the worse eye ≤6/60 (OR: 2.1, 95% CI: 1.3–3.2) and a high annual household incomes (OR: 2.0, 95% CI: 0.9–4.6) were likely to be willing to pay for the surgery, as revealed in the regression models. Willingness to pay any amount for cataract surgery was more likely among literate persons (OR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.0–2.4) and persons with non-agricultural occupation (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.0–3.2). Conclusions: The amount that subjects were willing to pay is significantly less than the current cost of cataract surgery (5000 RMB, US$320) in the area. Providing low-cost cataract surgery to patients in a financially sustainable manner is important to increase uptake of cataract surgery among rural residents in Northwest China.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/297974
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.981
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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Xiu Juan-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Emmy Y.-
dc.contributor.authorLeung, Christopher Kai Shun-
dc.contributor.authorMusch, David C.-
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Chong Ren-
dc.contributor.authorHe, Ming Guang-
dc.contributor.authorChang, David F.-
dc.contributor.authorLam, Dennis Shun Chiu-
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-08T03:07:23Z-
dc.date.available2021-04-08T03:07:23Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationOphthalmic Epidemiology, 2021, v. 28 n. 3, p. 205-212-
dc.identifier.issn0928-6586-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/297974-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To investigate willingness to pay for cataract surgery, and its associations, in Northwestern China. Methods: Four hundred thirty-eight persons aged 50 years and above, diagnosed with cataract indicated for surgery, identified in an outreach screening program were included. Subjects were offered a willingness-to-pay interview for the maximal amount that the subjects would be willing to pay for a cataract surgery. Age, gender, literacy, education level, occupation, and annual household income were recorded. Results: Among 328 (74.9%) subjects who completed the interview, 197 (60.1%) participants were willing to pay something for the cataract surgery (mean, 902.9 ± 856.7 renminbi[RMB], [US$ 145 ± 137]; median, 500RMB, US$ 78). Individuals with presenting visual acuity (PVA) in the worse eye ≤6/60 (OR: 2.1, 95% CI: 1.3–3.2) and a high annual household incomes (OR: 2.0, 95% CI: 0.9–4.6) were likely to be willing to pay for the surgery, as revealed in the regression models. Willingness to pay any amount for cataract surgery was more likely among literate persons (OR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.0–2.4) and persons with non-agricultural occupation (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.0–3.2). Conclusions: The amount that subjects were willing to pay is significantly less than the current cost of cataract surgery (5000 RMB, US$320) in the area. Providing low-cost cataract surgery to patients in a financially sustainable manner is important to increase uptake of cataract surgery among rural residents in Northwest China.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofOphthalmic Epidemiology-
dc.subjectcataract surgery-
dc.subjectChina-
dc.subjectWillingness to pay-
dc.titleWillingness to pay for cataract surgery in baiyin district, northwestern China-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09286586.2020.1812089-
dc.identifier.pmid32822250-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85089740108-
dc.identifier.hkuros328564-
dc.identifier.volume28-
dc.identifier.issue3-
dc.identifier.spage205-
dc.identifier.epage212-
dc.identifier.eissn1744-5086-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000561926900001-
dc.identifier.issnl0928-6586-

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