Background The preferences of Iranians concerning the attributes of health insurance benefit packages are not well studied. This study aimed to elicit health insurance preferences among insured people in Iran during 2016.   Methods A mixed method...

BACKGROUND Efforts to reduce Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission through treatment rely on HIV testing programs that are acceptable to broad populations. Yet, testing preferences among diverse at-risk populations in Sub-Saharan Africa are poorly understood. We fielded a population-based discrete choice experiment (DCE) to evaluate factors that influence HIV-testing preferences in a ...

Purpose Using a generic cheese as an anchor product, in this study consumers' preferences for different EU quality schemes have been investigated. Specifically, the aims to understand whether “Protected Designation of Origin” (PDO), “Organic” and “Mountain Product” labels are independent or if there some synergies existing between them, questioning – at same time alleged exchange value plays po...

Conjoint analysis is a stated-preference survey method that can be used to elicit responses that reveal preferences, priorities, and the relative importance of individual features associated with health care interventions or services. Conjoint analysis methods, particularly discrete choice experiments (DCEs), have been increasingly used to quantify preferences of patients, caregivers, physician...

Parent training (PT) programs have been found to reduce some behavioral impairment associated with children's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as improve parenting competence, but poor uptake and participation by parents are formidable barriers that affect service effectiveness. We used a discrete-choice experiment (DCE) to examine how parent preferences for treatment for...

Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) is a well-established technique to elicit individual preferences, but it has rarely been used governance preferences for health data sharing. The aim of this article was describe the process identifying attributes DCE study aiming citizens in Sweden, Iceland and UK mechanisms digitally sharing different kinds contexts. A three-step approach utilised inform attri...

Brazil is the largest buyer of pesticides in world and allows use chemicals that have long been banned other countries. One four Brazilian cities has water polluted by agrochemicals, poorest most vulnerable suburban communities are considered to be suffering disproportionately from this exposure pesticide contamination drinking water. To increase quantity improve quality water, 2012, Pipiripau ...

Abstract Background Efforts are underway to develop an easy-to-use contraceptive microarray patch (MAP) that could expand the range of self-administrable methods. This paper presents results from a discrete choice experiment (DCE) designed support optimal product design. Methods We conducted DCE survey users and non-users contraception in New Delhi, India (496 women) Ibadan, Nigeria (two versio...

This chapter focuses on stated preferences obtained from discrete choice experiments (DCEs also known as SPDCEs), as opposed to data that reflect real market choices (revealed preferences (RP) as discussed in Chapter 9). DCEs try to simulate the essential elements of real market options that consumers might face in the future. Unlike real market choice data, DCEs rely on constructed markets in ...