title: Mobilization for HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Services in Vietnam: Clients' Risk Behaviors, Attitudes and Willingness to Pay.
abstract: A multi-site survey was conducted on a sample of 365 clients to assess their willingness to pay for HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services in Ha Noi and Nam Dinh province, two epicenters of Vietnam. By using contingent valuation technique, the results showed that most of respondents (95.1 %) were willing to pay averagely 155 (95 % CI 132-177) thousands Vietnam Dong (~US $7.75, 2013) for a VCT service. Clients who were female, had middle income level, and current opioid users were willing to pay less; meanwhile clients who had university level of education were willing to pay more for a VCT service. The results highlighted the high rate of willingness to pay for the service at a high amount by VCT clients. These findings contribute to the implementation of co-payment scheme for VCT services toward the financial sustainability of HIV/AIDS programs in Vietnam.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.|School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Long Hoang
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam. bach@jhu.edu.|Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. bach@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: Bach Xuan
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Nhung Phuong
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Authority of HIV/AIDS Control, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Huong Thu Thi
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.affiliation: Authority of HIV/AIDS Control, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Trang Thu
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Carl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Latkin
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003376:Counseling / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014744:Vietnam
keywords: Contingent valuation; HIV testing; Vietnam; Willingness to pay