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. 2023 Dec 31;19(1):2168936.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2168936. Epub 2023 Jan 22.

Parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan, China: A cross-sectional study

Chun-Lian Huang  1 , Jau-Yuan Chen  2 , Xiao-Qing Lin  1 , Jing-Shan Deng  1 , Tao-Hsin Tung  3 , Jian-Sheng Zhu  1
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Parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan, China: A cross-sectional study

Chun-Lian Huang et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother. .

Abstract

Most COVID-19 studies aim to assess factors influencing willingness to pay for vaccines between the public and medical staff. However, few studies focus on parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine. The current study aimed to assess parents' willingness to pay for their children's vaccination against COVID-19 and its influencing factors. This population-based cross-sectional study used a self-administered questionnaire. The inclusion criterion was parents with at least one child younger than 18 years. The final analysis included 384 valid data points. A total of 89.1% of the parents indicated that they are willing to pay for their children's vaccination against COVID-19. Among them, both fathers' and mothers' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine was 89.6%. The mean and median willingness to pay were% would pay for their children. Excluding other confounding factors, willingness to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves and hesitation to vaccinate their children were significantly associated with parents' willingness to pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine. We found that 89.1% of the parents in Taiwan would pay for their children's COVID-19 vaccine. Parents' willingness to pay for themselves and hesitation to vaccinate their children were associated with willingness to pay. Reducing hesitation about vaccines and developing policies for vaccine payment may have a positive impact on willingness to pay for vaccines and promoting COVID-19 vaccination.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; China; Taiwan; Willingness to pay; children; parents.

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Relationship between parents’ WTP for their children and for themselves.
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