Willingness to vaccinate and willingness to pay for vaccination against peste des petits ruminants in northern Senegal
2024
Guy Sidwatta Ilboudo | Francis Wanyoike | Sirak Bahta | Samba Sy | Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Djigo | Papa Anoune Sall | Mamadou Moustapha Lô | Michel Dione
BackgroundThis study was carried out in Linguere department, Louga region of Senegal. Its objective was to explore the socio-economic factors that influence small ruminant producers’ decisions on vaccination against peste des petits ruminants.MethodsWe carried out a willingness to vaccinate and willingness to pay for vaccination using a choice experiment approach with 200 small ruminant producers.ResultsResults showed that the key factors that influence willingness to vaccinate, include perceived benefits of vaccination (98, 95%CI: 96–100%), the type of vaccinator (91, 95%CI: 87–95%), the access to information (86, 95%CI: 81–91%), the vaccine availability (80, 95%CI: 74–86%), and the possession of a vaccination certificate by the producer (76, 95%CI: 70–82%). Preferences of producers leaned toward home vaccination (preference weight = 0.74, p = 1%), individual herd vaccination (preference weight = 0.45, p = 1%), elective participation to vaccination (preference weight = 0.33, p = 0.01), and low-cost services (preference weight = −0.004, p = 0.1). Producers expressed a willingness to pay for vaccination per animal of XOF 184 (USD 0.3), XOF 113 (USD 0.18), and XOF 82 (USD 0.13) for home, individual herd, and elective vaccination, respectively.ConclusionThe findings underscore the importance of targeted awareness campaigns and bringing vaccination services closer to the producers.
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