Abstract
ObjectivePreferences of health professionals’ for human papilloma virus vaccines was measured by monetary value through willingness to pay (WTP) approach that could help policy makers set priorities among alternative cervical cancer prevention methods in poor countries. The objective of this study was to assess the female health professionals’ willingness to accept and pay, and associated factors for human papilloma virus vaccination at College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.ResultsThe majority (85.97%) of health professionals’ were willing to pay for Human papilloma virus vaccine. On the average, the respondents were willing to pay 231.34 ETB (US$8.50) per human papilloma virus vaccination service. Age, educational status, knowledge about cervical cancer and its risk factors and monthly income were identified as significant factors to WTP for human papilloma virus vaccination. Policy makers shall consider human papilloma virus vaccine to prevent cervical cancer maintain health of women’s and do more on rising awareness of individuals about cervical cancer and its risk factors.
Highlights
Cervical cancer is a chronic disease that arises due to the abnormal growth of cells from lower part of uterus which projects to the vagina [1]
Health professionals’ knowledge on cervical cancer and its risk factors In this study 97.96% of respondents had heard about human papilloma virus vaccine
The finding of the present study showed that age, educational status, knowledge about cervical cancer and its risk factors and monthly income were significant determinants of willingness to pay for human papilloma virus vaccination
Summary
Cervical cancer is a chronic disease that arises due to the abnormal growth of cells from lower part of uterus which projects to the vagina [1]. Among the causes of cervical cancer, human papilloma virus which account for over 99% of all cases and around 73% is due to HPV16/18 human papilloma viruses [2]. About 500,000 cervical cancer cases are diagnosed [6] and Sub-Saharan African countries account 22% of all cases in the globe [7]. Cervical cancer causes 266,000 women to die each year in the world [3]. In Eastern Africa, cervical cancer is estimated to be 42.7 cases per 100,000 women and cervical cancer causes death of 35 per 100,000 women [3, 4, 8, 9]. The incidence and death rate of cervical cancer was 26.4 and 18.4 per 100,000 women’s in Ethiopia, respectively [10]
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