title: [Willingness to pay for human papillomavirus vaccine in Metropolitan Santiago, Chile].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a risk factor for cervical cancer and can be prevented with the HPV vaccine.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore the willingness of parents to pay for HPV vaccine for their offspring.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey about the willingness to pay for HPV vaccine was answered by 386 individuals of the highest socioeconomic level who had a daughter aged between 12 and 18 years. The survey included information about the risks of HPV infection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parents would pay a mean of US$ 758 for the vaccine. Twenty five percent of parents were not willing to pay for it. If the cost of the vaccine would be reduced by 50%, only 4% of parents would not pay for it. The willingness to pay is associated with the price of the vaccine, the income level of respondents and the size of the family.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most respondents would pay for HPV vaccine for their daughters, despite the relatively high cost.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile. acerda@utalca.cl
authors.forename: Arcadio A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cerda
authors.forename: Leidy Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Fabián I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Gaete
authors.forename: Tomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Pizarro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002677:Chile; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D018803:Models, Economic; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000191:economics*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines