Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach
Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Malaysia. Despite the increasing incidence rate, knowledge on the economic assessment of preventing leptospirosis is still limited. This paper introduces the willingness-to-contribute (WTC) method for estimating the economic benefit of preventing leptospirosis....
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| author | Saizan, Sarah Sukeri, Surianti Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Shafei, Mohd Nazri Awang Hamat, Rukman Osman, Malina Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Daud, Aziah |
| author_facet | Saizan, Sarah Sukeri, Surianti Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Shafei, Mohd Nazri Awang Hamat, Rukman Osman, Malina Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Daud, Aziah |
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| description | Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Malaysia. Despite the increasing incidence rate, knowledge on the economic assessment of preventing leptospirosis is still limited. This paper introduces the willingness-to-contribute (WTC) method for estimating the economic benefit of preventing leptospirosis. A cross-sectional study using the WTC method was applied to measure how much time respondents in Kelantan were willing to contribute toward preventing leptospirosis. Study respondents were wet market traders aged 18 years old and above who were fluent in the Malay language. The average WTC value was multiplied by the population of Kelantan to derive the monetary value of preventing leptospirosis. Two hundred and fifty respondents participated in the study. The mean time contribution was 6.68 hours (SD9.01) per month. The average WTC corresponded to a monthly cost savings of US$4.94 per person. Approximately between US$106.7 million to US$315 million per annum can be saved through the prevention of leptospirosis in Kelantan. Preventing leptospirosis is beneficial to Kelantan and would bring major economic savings. The findings are intended to help policy makers in the planning and management of leptospirosis policies and interventions. |
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| spelling | upm-794692021-05-25T23:17:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79469/ Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach Saizan, Sarah Sukeri, Surianti Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Shafei, Mohd Nazri Awang Hamat, Rukman Osman, Malina Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Daud, Aziah Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Malaysia. Despite the increasing incidence rate, knowledge on the economic assessment of preventing leptospirosis is still limited. This paper introduces the willingness-to-contribute (WTC) method for estimating the economic benefit of preventing leptospirosis. A cross-sectional study using the WTC method was applied to measure how much time respondents in Kelantan were willing to contribute toward preventing leptospirosis. Study respondents were wet market traders aged 18 years old and above who were fluent in the Malay language. The average WTC value was multiplied by the population of Kelantan to derive the monetary value of preventing leptospirosis. Two hundred and fifty respondents participated in the study. The mean time contribution was 6.68 hours (SD9.01) per month. The average WTC corresponded to a monthly cost savings of US$4.94 per person. Approximately between US$106.7 million to US$315 million per annum can be saved through the prevention of leptospirosis in Kelantan. Preventing leptospirosis is beneficial to Kelantan and would bring major economic savings. The findings are intended to help policy makers in the planning and management of leptospirosis policies and interventions. Wiley 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79469/1/Economic%20benefit%20of%20leptospirosis%20prevention%20in%20Kelantan%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Saizan, Sarah and Sukeri, Surianti and Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin and Shafei, Mohd Nazri and Awang Hamat, Rukman and Osman, Malina and Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura and Daud, Aziah (2019) Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34 (1). pp. 817-823. ISSN 0749-6753; ESSN: 1099-1751 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hpm.2696 10.1002/hpm.2696 |
| spellingShingle | Saizan, Sarah Sukeri, Surianti Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Shafei, Mohd Nazri Awang Hamat, Rukman Osman, Malina Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Daud, Aziah Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach |
| title | Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach |
| title_full | Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach |
| title_fullStr | Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach |
| title_short | Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach |
| title_sort | economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in kelantan, malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach |
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