Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: willingness-to-contribute approach

• Main Authors: Saizan, Sarah, Sukeri, Surianti, Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin, Shafei, Mohd Nazri, Awang Hamat, Rukman, Osman, Malina, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Daud, Aziah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79469/1/Economic%20benefit%20of%20leptospirosis%20prevention%20in%20Kelantan%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79469/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hpm.2696

Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Malaysia. Despite the increasing incidence rate, knowledge on the economic assessment of preventing leptospirosis is still limited. This paper introduces the willingness-to-contribute (WTC) method for estimating the economic benefit of preventing leptospirosis....