Measuring preferences for delivery services in rural Vietnam
Background: The relatively low use of maternity services at the primary health care level in Vietnam has highlighted the need for economic evaluations of the current maternal health delivery network. This study measured willingnesstopay for obstetric delivery preferences in rural Vietnam. Methods: A...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Published: |
Blackwell-Synergy
2005
|
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18818 |
| _version_ | 1848749855390826496 |
|---|---|
| author | Doung, Dat Van Lee, Andy Binns, Colin |
| author_facet | Doung, Dat Van Lee, Andy Binns, Colin |
| author_sort | Doung, Dat Van |
| building | Curtin Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Background: The relatively low use of maternity services at the primary health care level in Vietnam has highlighted the need for economic evaluations of the current maternal health delivery network. This study measured willingnesstopay for obstetric delivery preferences in rural Vietnam. Methods: An intervieweradministered survey was conducted among 200 postpartum and 196 pregnant women, and 196 men in Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province of Vietnam, using the payment card technique. Results: A kappa score of 0.98 showed very good agreement between the two interviewers administering the survey. An association was found between willingnesstopay and satisfaction with the quality of maternity services. No significant differences were found in willingnesstopay values between prenatal and postpartum groups, and between male and female participants. Conclusions: The study demonstrates that the willingnesstopay instrument is a feasible tool, and is relatively reliable to measure the benefit of different alternatives of delivery services in rural Vietnam. For wider application of the instrument, its validity should be investigated further. Meanwhile, health care managers and decision makers should be encouraged to apply the instrument in the evaluation of maternal health programs. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T07:27:34Z |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | curtin-20.500.11937-18818 |
| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T07:27:34Z |
| publishDate | 2005 |
| publisher | Blackwell-Synergy |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-188182018-08-31T07:20:38Z Measuring preferences for delivery services in rural Vietnam Doung, Dat Van Lee, Andy Binns, Colin Background: The relatively low use of maternity services at the primary health care level in Vietnam has highlighted the need for economic evaluations of the current maternal health delivery network. This study measured willingnesstopay for obstetric delivery preferences in rural Vietnam. Methods: An intervieweradministered survey was conducted among 200 postpartum and 196 pregnant women, and 196 men in Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province of Vietnam, using the payment card technique. Results: A kappa score of 0.98 showed very good agreement between the two interviewers administering the survey. An association was found between willingnesstopay and satisfaction with the quality of maternity services. No significant differences were found in willingnesstopay values between prenatal and postpartum groups, and between male and female participants. Conclusions: The study demonstrates that the willingnesstopay instrument is a feasible tool, and is relatively reliable to measure the benefit of different alternatives of delivery services in rural Vietnam. For wider application of the instrument, its validity should be investigated further. Meanwhile, health care managers and decision makers should be encouraged to apply the instrument in the evaluation of maternal health programs. 2005 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18818 10.1111/j.0730-7659.2005.00369.x Blackwell-Synergy restricted |
| spellingShingle | Doung, Dat Van Lee, Andy Binns, Colin Measuring preferences for delivery services in rural Vietnam |
| title | Measuring preferences for delivery services in rural Vietnam |
| title_full | Measuring preferences for delivery services in rural Vietnam |
| title_fullStr | Measuring preferences for delivery services in rural Vietnam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring preferences for delivery services in rural Vietnam |
| title_short | Measuring preferences for delivery services in rural Vietnam |
| title_sort | measuring preferences for delivery services in rural vietnam |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18818 |