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The Cebuano Mothers’ Willingness to Pay for Dental Healthcare

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The willingness to pay (WTP) is a vital component in assessing the healthcare delivery preference of people in a socioeconomic framework. Unemployment and underemployment have dictated the ability to pay (ATP) and the income of the Filipino families. Income is a compelling indicator of WTP for healthcare. From purposively sampled participants of Cebuano mothers (n=140), this exploratory cross-sectional survey aimed to know their WTP levels for general dental healthcare and specific services through a web-based questionnaire. Majority of the participants earn a combined monthly family income of PHP10, 000-PHP29, 000 (45.0%), preferred to receive dental healthcare services from private dental clinics (66.4%), utilized out-of-pocket payments (OOP) (87.1%), and has visited the dentist only once in the previous year (73.6%). At a unanimous valuation of

Author(s): Junhel Dalanon, Liz Muriel Diano, Renelson Esguerra, Ma. Paciencia Belarmino, Rodivick Docor, Omar Marianito Rodis, Rozzano Locsin, Yoshizo Matsuka
Series: 2
Publisher: The Journal of the Philippine Dental Association
Year: 2018

Language: English
Pages: 5
City: Manila, Philippines
Tags: willingness to pay, dental healthcare, healthcare system, Cebu

1. Introduction
2. The Cebuano Mothers and Dental Healthcare
3. WTP for Specific Dental Healthcare Services