Employees’ seeking preference towards influenza vaccination in organization: A discrete choice experiment in China
Binshan Jiang,
Mu Li,
Peixi Dai,
Yanlin Cao,
Yuxi Liu,
Xiang Shu,
Weizhong Yang,
Luzhao Feng
Affiliations
Binshan Jiang
School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
Mu Li
China National Biotec Group Company Limited, Beijing, 100024, China
Peixi Dai
Division of Infectious Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
Yanlin Cao
School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
Yuxi Liu
School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
Xiang Shu
China National Biotec Group Company Limited, Beijing, 100024, China; Corresponding author.
Weizhong Yang
School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China; Corresponding author.
Luzhao Feng
School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China; Corresponding author.
To clarify the preferences of employees seeking influenza vaccination, a discrete choice experiment aims to understand the essential factors that close the gap between intention and behavior. A total of 866 employees with vaccination willingness willing to participated in a discrete choice experiment (DCE) between October 31st and December 6th, 2022 in China including the following attributes: price, vaccination setting, appointment mode, and service time. The data was analyzed using mixed logit models. Employees from smaller enterprises were more likely to get vaccinated collectively. For employees willing to get the influenza vaccine, 95.08 % of their choice was dominated by price. Employees’ behavior varied according to their socioeconomic characteristics. Only female employees strongly favored work-site-based vaccination. Price was the primary factor considered by employees for getting the influenza vaccine. DCE would help to develop influenza vaccination intervention targeted at different groups in future studies.
