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Table 5 Socioeconomic status (SES) differences in WTP for RDT. (130 Naira = 1 US Dollars)

From: Willingness to pay for rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in southeast Nigeria: ex post and ex ante

 

Ex post WTP

N = 573

Ex ante WTP

N = 431

SES quartiles

WTP

No (%)

Mean (SD) WTP

(Naira)

WTP

No (%)

Mean (SD) WTP

(Naira)

Q1 (most poor):

148 (92.5)

360.5 (240.3)

79 (27.9)

158.90 (146.2)

Q2 (very poor)

147 (91.9)

346.6 (215.3)

86 (30.5)

194.79 (175.9)

Q3 (very poor):

140 (88.1)

294.4 (136.5)

133 (47.0)

232.54 (162.2)

Q4 (Least poor):

138 (86.8)

338.7 (201.2)

133 (47.2)

251.67 (210.4)

Total:

573 (89.8)

335.1 (199.8)

431 (38.1)

209.27 (178.6)

Chi square for trend

4.13

NA

38.7

NA

P value

0.248

NA

0.000*

NA

  1. NA = Not applicable
  2. *Statistically significant