Table 4.

Willingness to pay for improved healthcare services from the linked informal healthcare providers

Characteristic	N = 1025
Willing to make a payment	661 (64.5%)
Not willing to make a payment	364 (35.5%)
Why not willing to pay
Government should pay	225 (61.8%)
It should be done free of charge	182 (50.0%)
The informal providers should pay	13 (3.6%)
The community leaders should pay	2 (0.5%)
Not bothered	6 (1.6%)
Willingness by price point (among those willing to pay, N = 661)
Willing to pay ₦500	632 (95.6%)
Willing to pay ₦300	16 (2.4%)
Willing to pay ₦700	480 (72.6%)
Willing to pay ₦100	10 (1.5%)
WTP amount (₦)
Minimum amount	100
Maximum amount	20,000
Mean maximum WTP amount	1352.9
Median amount	1000
Number willing to pay minimum amount	2 (0.3%)
Number willing to pay maximum amount	1 (0.2%)
Number willing to pay mean maximum amount or higher	179 (27.1%)

WTP willingness to pay