title: [Analysis on willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test and related factors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test and its influential factors among people seeking counsel and HIV test, STD clinic patients, university students, migrant people, female sex workers (FSWs), men who have sex with men (MSM) and injecting drug users (IDUs).
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among 511 subjects in the 7 groups selected by different sampling methods, and 509 valid questionnaires were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of subjects were males (54.8%) and aged 20-29 years (41.5%). Among the subjects, 60.3% had education level of high school or above, 55.4% were unmarried, 37.3% were unemployed, 73.3% had monthly expenditure <2 000 Yuan RMB, 44.2% had received HIV test, 28.3% knew HIV saliva test, 21.0% were willing to receive HIV saliva test, 2.0% had received HIV saliva test, only 1.0% had bought HIV test kit for self-test, and 84.1% were willing to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test. Univariate logistic regression analysis indicated that subject group, age, education level, employment status, monthly expenditure level, HIV test experience and willingness to receive HIV saliva test were correlated statistically with willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that subject group and monthly expenditure level were statistically correlated with willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test and acceptable price of HIV antibody saliva rapid test varied in different areas and populations. Different populations may have different willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test;the affordability of the test could influence the willingness to pay for the test.
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China.
authors.forename: Junjie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China.
authors.forename: Junli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China.
authors.forename: Wenqing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China.
authors.forename: Xiujie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China.
authors.forename: Xingfang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China.
authors.forename: Wanyue
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China.
authors.forename: Youfang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China.
authors.forename: Yuhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650022, China. Email: jiamanhong@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Manhong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology*; D060386:Sex Workers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult