Table 4.
Willingness to pay (WTP) for antiretroviral drugs by different population groups
| Variables | WTP for self | WTP for household member | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₦5000 (US$31.25) | ₦10 000 (US$62.5) | ₦5000 (US$31.25) | ₦10 000 (US$62.5) | |
| Age category (y) | ||||
| 15‐25 | 10 (40) | 2 (8) | 3 (30) | 0 |
| 26‐35 | 19 (33.9) | 10 (17.9) | 14 (45.2) | 4 (12.9) |
| 36‐45 | 11 (28.2) | 2 (5.1) | 5 (20.8) | 1 (4.2) |
| >45 | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 1 (50) | 0 |
| χ2 (P‐value) | 0.97 (.81) | 4.51 (.21) | 3.85 (.27) | 2.19 (.53) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 25 (43.9) | 6 (10.5) | 13 (37.1) | 3 (6.2) |
| Female | 16 (24.2) | 8 (12.1) | 10 (31.2) | 2 (8.6) |
| χ2 (P‐value) | 1.32 (.25) | 0.08 (.78) | 0.28 (.61) | 0.13 (.72) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 25 (31.6) | 7 (8.9) | 19 (33.3) | 4 (7.0) |
| Unmarried | 16 (36.4) | 7 (15.9) | 4 (40.0) | 1 (10.0) |
| χ2 (P‐value) | 0.28 (.59) | 1.39 (.25) | 0.17 (.68) | 0.11 (.74) |
| Level of education | ||||
| Primary | 14 (28) | 5 (10) | 12 (35.3) | 1 (2.9) |
| Secondary | 17 (37) | 4 (8.7) | 5 (25) | 1 (5.0) |
| Tertiary | 8 (50) | 4 (25) | 6 (66.7) | 3 (33.3) |
| None | 2 (18.2) | 1 (8.3) | 0 | 0 |
| χ2 (P‐value) | 4.05 (.25) | 3.42 (.33) | 6.28 (.08) | 6.86 (.05) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Paid employment | 15 (51.7) | 7 (24.1) | 10 (55.6) | 4 (22.2) |
| Self‐employed | 20 (26.0) | 6 (7.8) | 13 (26.5) | 1 (2.0) |
| Unemployed | 6 (35.3) | 1 (5.9) | 0 | 0 |
| χ2 (P‐value) | 6.32 (.04) | 6.12 (.04) | 4.92 (.04) | 7.76 (.02) |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 6 (19.3) | 1 (3.2) | 3 (16.7) | 1 (5.6) |
| Very poor | 4 (12.9) | 3 (9.4) | 4 (28.6) | 0 |
| Poor | 14 (42.4) | 3 (9.1) | 4 (25) | 0 |
| Least poor | 17 (60.7) | 7 (25) | 12 (63.2) | 4 (21.1) |
| χ2 (P‐value) | 25.53 (<.01) | 7.45 (.05) | 9.65 (.02) | 5.32 (.07) |
Whole numbers refer to the people in the demographic categories expressed positive WTP. The proportions refer to the percentage of people in that category who expressed positive WTP.