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WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING IN VIETNAM
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Objective: To estimate willingness to pay for Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) and colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening in Vietnam. Method: Employing contigent valuation method with double-bounded question design to estimate willingness to pay for FOBT and colonoscopy. We surveyed 402 patients aged 50-75 years old who goes to the outpatient clinics of Hoan Kiem District Medical Center from January to March 2019. Results and conclusion: 7.2% of study participants refused to pay out-of-pocket to perform colorectal cancer screening using either the FOBT or colonoscopy. Mean and median willingness-to-pay values for the FOBT were 459,650 VND (95% CI: 402,410; 548,660) and 335,220 VND (95% CI: 303,810; 372,280). Similarly, the mean and median willingness to pay values for colonoscopy were VND 752,300 (95% CI: 690,050; 831,750) and VND 582,000 (95% CI: 537,600; 627,300).
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Willingness to pay, stated preference, contigent valuation, WTP, CV
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