AUTHOR=Ilboudo Guy Sidwatta , Wanyoike Francis , Bahta Sirak , Sy Samba , Djigo Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane , Sall Papa Anoune , Lô Mamadou Moustapha , Dione Michel TITLE=Willingness to vaccinate and willingness to pay for vaccination against peste des petits ruminants in northern Senegal JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science VOLUME=11 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1405073 DOI=10.3389/fvets.2024.1405073 ISSN=2297-1769 ABSTRACT=Background

This study was carried out in Linguere department, Louga region of Senegal. Its objective was to explore the socio-economic factors that influence small ruminant producers’ decisions on vaccination against peste des petits ruminants.

Methods

We carried out a willingness to vaccinate and willingness to pay for vaccination using a choice experiment approach with 200 small ruminant producers.

Results

Results showed that the key factors that influence willingness to vaccinate, include perceived benefits of vaccination (98, 95%CI: 96–100%), the type of vaccinator (91, 95%CI: 87–95%), the access to information (86, 95%CI: 81–91%), the vaccine availability (80, 95%CI: 74–86%), and the possession of a vaccination certificate by the producer (76, 95%CI: 70–82%). Preferences of producers leaned toward home vaccination (preference weight = 0.74, p = 1%), individual herd vaccination (preference weight = 0.45, p = 1%), elective participation to vaccination (preference weight = 0.33, p = 0.01), and low-cost services (preference weight = −0.004, p = 0.1). Producers expressed a willingness to pay for vaccination per animal of XOF 184 (USD 0.3), XOF 113 (USD 0.18), and XOF 82 (USD 0.13) for home, individual herd, and elective vaccination, respectively.

Conclusion

The findings underscore the importance of targeted awareness campaigns and bringing vaccination services closer to the producers.