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Table 3 Sociodemographic factors, perceptions and experiences associated with the willingness to pay for a vaccine against dengue

From: Determinants of felt demand for dengue vaccines in the North Caribbean region of Colombia

Variable

ORa (CI 95%)

p value

Sociodemographic

 Sex (female compared with men)

1.01 (0.76–1.34)

0.94

 Age (years)

1 (0.99–1.01)

0.96

 Level of education

  Basic primary or lower

1

 

  High school (graduated or incomplete)

1.56 (1.21–2.03)

0.001

  Any superior education

2.05 (1.53–2.75)

<0.001

 Income (every COP 300,000 ≈ USD 100)

1.11 (1.05–1.17)

<0.001

Perceptions

 Are you likely to get dengue in the next 5 years?

  No

1.0

 

  Yes

1.56 (1.08–2.26)

0.02

  Does not know

1.27 (0.81–1.99)

0.30

 Are your children likely to get dengue in the next 5 years?

  No

1.0

 

  Yes

1.89 (1.28–2.81)

0.001

  Does not know

1.2 (0.78–1.86)

0.41

Experiences

 Has a doctor ever diagnosed you with dengue? (yes vs. no)

1.89 (1.01–3.54)

0.05

 Has a doctor ever diagnosed anyone in your family with dengue? (yes vs. no)

1.16 (0.9–1.51)

0.25

 Has a family member ever died from dengue? (yes vs. no)

1.26 (0.61–2.63)

0.53

 Has a doctor ever diagnosed anyone in your neighborhood with dengue?

  No

1.0

 

  Yes

1.04 (0.79–1.37)

0.78

  Does not know

0.64 (0.5–0.82)

<0.001

 Has anyone in your neighborhood been hospitalized due to dengue?

  No

1.0

 

  Yes

0.96 (0.72–1.26)

0.75

  Does not know

0.6 (0.47–0.77)

<0.001

 Has anyone in your neighborhood died from dengue?

  No

1.0

 

  Yes

0.71 (0.44–1.15)

0.17

  Does not know

0.54 (0.43–0.68)

<0.001

 Have you ever been vaccinated against yellow fever?

  No

1.0

 

  Yes

1.82 (1.22–2.73)

0.003

  Does not know

1.66 (0.95–2.89)

0.08

 Have you ever paid for a vaccine to prevent a disease?

  No

1.0

 

  Yes

0.93 (0.6–1.45)

0.75

  Does not know

0.18 (0.1–0.32)

<0.001

  1. aEach OR is adjusted by the vaccine characteristics (price, number of doses and effectiveness)