Developing Attributes and Attribute-Levels for a Discrete Choice Experiment on Micro Health Insurance in Rural Malawi

Abiiro, Gilbert Abotisem ; Leppert, Gerald ; Bongololo Mbera, Grace ; Robyn, Paul J. ; De Allegri, Manuela

BioMed Central

关键词: discrete choice experiment;    attribute-levels development;    qualitative study;    micro health insurance;    rural communities;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6963-14-235
RP-ID  :  102443

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are attribute-driven experimental techniques used to elicit stakeholders’ preferences to support the design and implementation of policy interventions. The validity of a DCE, therefore, depends on the appropriate specification of the attributes and their levels. There have been recent calls for greater rigor in implementing and reporting on the processes of developing attributes and attribute-levels for discrete choice experiments (DCEs). This paper responds to such calls by carefully reporting a systematic process of developing micro health insurance attributes and attribute-levels for the design of a DCE in rural Malawi.