Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Date Submitted: Jun 17, 2024
Open Peer Review Period: Jun 17, 2024 - Aug 12, 2024
Date Accepted: Dec 19, 2024
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Identifying preferred features of influenza vaccination programs among clinicians practicing traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine in China: A discrete choice experiment
ABSTRACT
Background:
The preferences for features of influenza vaccination programs among clinicians practicing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and modern western medicine (WM) remained unknown.
Objective:
To understand preferences for features of influenza vaccination programs among clinicians practicing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and modern western medicine (WM).
Methods:
We conducted a discrete choice experiment with national sample of 3,085 Chinese clinicians from various level of hospital (n = 1013 practicing TCM). Simulations from choice models using the experimental data generated the coefficients of preference, and predicted uptake rate of different influenza vaccination programs. Clinicians were grouped by vaccine preference classification through a latent class analysis.
Results:
All attributes included are significantly influencing clinicians’ preference for choosing influenza vaccination. An approximate hypothetical 60% increase could be obtained when the attitude of the workplace changed from “no-notice” to “encouraging of vaccination”; there was an approximate hypothetical 35% increase when vaccination campaign strategies changed from “individual appointment” to “vaccination in a workplace setting”. In the entire sample, about 30% of clinicians prefer free vaccination, while 26% comprehensively consider all attributes except vaccination campaign strategies. TCM exhibit a lower preference for free vaccination, and a higher preference for vaccinating in workplace setting, compared to WM clinicians.
Conclusions:
Offering a range of influenza vaccination programs targeting the preferred attributes of different clinician groups could potentially encourage more individuals to participate in influenza vaccination programs and assist in addressing influenza vaccine hesitancy.
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