Willingness to pay for home fortification with Multiple Micronutrient Powder among caregivers of Children aged 6 to 23 months in selected districts of Ethiopia
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2018-01
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Addis Ababa Universty
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Background: Micronutrient Deficiency is invisible and devastating form of malnutrition that affects 2 billion people worldwide. Micronutrient powders were developed by the Sprinkles Global Health Initiative to prevent and treat micronutrient deficiencies among young children and other vulnerable groups. Micronutrient powder is distributed for the community by using different approach from those Market based distribution channel is one alternative. From I reviewed there is limited evidence found about willingness to pay for home fortification with Multiple Micronutrient powder in Ethiopia.
Objectives: To evaluate the willingness to pay for micronutrient powder and to assess program exposure and individual level determinants on the willingness to pay for micronutrient powder among caregivers of children 6-23 months in Ethiopia.
Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among caregivers of children 6-23 months in selected districts of Ethiopia. A total of 1140 caregivers of children aged 6-23 months who stared micronutrient powder feding for the children were included the study. Cluster sampling technique was used. Willingness to pay for micronutrient powder was analyzed by using contingent valuation model. To analyzed willingness to pay we use the cut of price of 14 ETB for 30 sachets of micronutrient powders. Descriptive statistics and Tobit model regression were done to identify factors associated with willingness to pay.
Result: The mean willingness to pay for for 30 sachets of micronutrient powder was 23.98 Ethiopian birr. Eighty nine percent of the caregiver‟s were knowledgeable on the benefit of MNP and 99% of the caregivers had information about MNP. The function shows that Caregivers of children 6-23 months who were knowledgeable on the benefit of MNP, percivied benefit of MNP and educational status of the caregivers important predictors of willing to pay for MNP.
Conclusion: The magnitude of willingness to pay for micronutrient powder was high. Therefore, market based approach may be one distribution channel for micronutrient powder to the community.
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Micronutrient Deficiency