School of Business, Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China.
Department of Tourism, Food & Beverage Management, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan City 71101, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 10;17(5):1810. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051810.
Located in the subtropics, Taiwan is one of the major epidemic areas for dengue fever, with severe epidemics occurring in recent years. Dengue fever has become a serious health threat to Taiwan's residents and a potentially serious economic cost to society. This study recruited 730 random participants and adopted the contingent valuation method to understand the factors influencing the populace's willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce the health risk of dengue fever. The results show that high-income women with children and people with higher preventive perceptions and behavior are more willing to invest in preventive measures against dengue fever. In the evaluation of WTP for preventive treatment for health risks, each person was willing to pay on average NT$751 annually to lower psychological health risks, NT$793 annually to lower the risk of illness, and NT$1086 annually to lower the risk of death.
台湾地处亚热带，是登革热的主要流行区之一，近年来爆发了严重的疫情。登革热已成为台湾居民健康的严重威胁，也可能给社会带来严重的经济成本。本研究招募了 730 名随机参与者，采用意愿调查评估法了解影响民众降低登革热健康风险意愿支付（WTP）的因素。结果表明，高收入、有子女的女性以及预防意识和行为较高的人群更愿意投资登革热预防措施。在评估对健康风险预防治疗的 WTP 时，每个人平均每年愿意支付新台币 751 元以降低心理健康风险，每年愿意支付新台币 793 元以降低患病风险，每年愿意支付新台币 1086 元以降低死亡风险。
