Volume 10, Issue 4 (2022)
Health Educ Health Promot 2022, 10(4): 657-663 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Mehranfard Z, Mozayani A, Assari Arani A, Agheli L. Estimate People’s Willingness to Pay for the Use of Information and Communication Technology in Tackling the Social Consequences of the Corona Pandemic. Health Educ Health Promot 2022; 10 (4) :657-663
URL: http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-5-61454-en.html
URL: http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-5-61454-en.html
1- Department of Health Economics, Faculty of Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (1397 Views)
Aims: The spread of the Corona pandemic has affected the status of companies involved in information and communication technology. This study aimed to investigate individuals’ subjective perspectives on the use of ICT (online businesses, virtual meetings, e-learning, and generally the role and impact of cyberspace) and finally evaluate people’s willingness to pay.
Materials & Methods: In this study, a conditional logit model was used. The required information was collected through a field survey by completing a questionnaire from 384 respondents of Tehran citizens in 2021.
Findings: Based on the information from the questionnaires filled, more than 75% of the respondents rated the use of cyberspace capabilities for encountering Corona disease as moderate and high. The result of estimating people’s willingness to pay for the feature of “use of information and communication technology” in the present study was 5600000 Rials.
Conclusion: Considering the capabilities of this technology and its position among the people, it is necessary to put on the agenda ICT penetration expansion and planning to make maximum use of its capabilities in similar pandemics and crises.
Materials & Methods: In this study, a conditional logit model was used. The required information was collected through a field survey by completing a questionnaire from 384 respondents of Tehran citizens in 2021.
Findings: Based on the information from the questionnaires filled, more than 75% of the respondents rated the use of cyberspace capabilities for encountering Corona disease as moderate and high. The result of estimating people’s willingness to pay for the feature of “use of information and communication technology” in the present study was 5600000 Rials.
Conclusion: Considering the capabilities of this technology and its position among the people, it is necessary to put on the agenda ICT penetration expansion and planning to make maximum use of its capabilities in similar pandemics and crises.
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Social Determinants of Health
Received: 2022/05/12 | Accepted: 2022/07/21 | Published: 2022/09/11
Received: 2022/05/12 | Accepted: 2022/07/21 | Published: 2022/09/11
References
1. Vanclay F. Reflections on social impact assessment in the 21st century. Impact Assesst Proj Appraisal. 2020;38(2):126-31. [Link] [DOI:10.1080/14615517.2019.1685807]
2. Vanclay F. International principles for social impact assessment. Impact Assesst Proj Appraisal. 2003;21(1):5-12. [Link] [DOI:10.3152/147154603781766491]
3. Mozayani A. Economic appraisal of projects (advanced topics). Tehran: SAMT; 2017. [Persian] [Link]
4. Research Institute of Culture, Art and Communication. National study of citizens' views on corona-first wave. Tehran: Research Institute of Culture, Art and Communication; 2020. [Persian] [Link]
5. Fazeli M. Survey of the social dimensions of the corona crisis in Iran. Soc Impact Assess. 2020;1(2):12-5. [Persian] [Link]
6. Eskandarian Gh. Evaluation of the consequences of corona virus on lifestyle (with emphasis on cultural consumption pattern). Soc Impact Assess. 2020;1(2):65-85. [Persian] [Link]
7. Ghiasvand A. The process of people's trust in government performance in the Coronavirus crisis. Stud State. 2020;6:22. [Persian] [Link]
8. Tehran Municipality, The results of the third wave of the Corona poll - 16 to 19 April. 2020 in collaboration with the Iranian students' opinion polling center (ISPA). Tehran: Municipality Social and Cultural Studies Office; 2020. [Persian] [Link]
9. Imani Jajarmi H. Social consequences of Coronavirus outbreak in Iranian society. Soc Impact Assess. 2020;1(2):87-103. [Persian] [Link]
10. Paital B, Das K, Kumar Parida S. Inter nation social lockdown versus medical care against COVID-19 a mild environmental insight with special reference to India. Sci Total Environ. 2020;728:138914. [Link] [DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138914]
11. Mirzaei Kh. Causes and consequences of Coronavirus epidemic and globalization. Soc Impact Assess. 2020;1(2):13-41. [Persian] [Link]
12. Vega DC, Alpizar F. Choice experiments in environmental impact assessment: the case of the Toro 3 hydroelectric project and the Recreo Verde tourist center in Costa Rica. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. 2011;29(4):252-62. [Link]
13. Rajabi A. On dealing with the outbreak of Coronavirus the effect of the outbreak of Coronavirus on the information and communication technology department. RCICA. 2020;1(2):1-19. [Persian] [Link]
14. Hassanvand S, Delfani P, Agheli F, Ghanbari S, Mousavi A. The effect of corona virus outbreak on information technology businesses in the country. Inf Technol Organ Iran. 2021;1(1):1-27. [Persian] [Link]
15. Hickman A, Robison J. Is working remotely effective? Gallup Research says yes [Internet]. Washington: Gallup; 2020 [Cited 2022 Jan 1]. Available from: https://www.gallup.com/workplace/283985/working-remotely%20effective-gallup%20research-says-yes.aspx [Link]
16. Hensher DA, Rose J, Bertoia T. The implications on willingness to pay of a stochastic treatment of attribute processing in stated choice studies. Transp Res Part E Logist and Transp Rev. 2007;43(2):73-89. [Link] [DOI:10.1016/j.tre.2005.07.006]
17. Louviere J, Hensher D. Design and analysis of simulated choice or allocation experiments in travel choice modelling. Transp Res. 1982;(890):11-7. [Link]
18. Louviere J, Woodworth G. Design and analysis of simulated consumer choice or allocation experiments: an approach based on aggregated data. J Market Res. 1983;20(4):350-67. [Link] [DOI:10.1177/002224378302000403]
19. McFadden D. Conditional logit analysis of qualitative choice behavior. Front Econom. 1974;105-42. [Link]
20. Hanley N, Wright RE, Adamowicz V. Using choice experiments to value the environment. Environ Resour Econ 1998;11(3):413-28. [Link] [DOI:10.1023/A:1008287310583]
21. Hensher DA. How do respondents handle stated choice experiments? attribute processing strategies under varying information load. J Appl Econom. 2006;21(6):861-78. [Link] [DOI:10.1002/jae.877]
22. Louviere JJ, David A, Hensher DA, Joffre DS. Stated choice methods. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2000. [Link] [DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511753831]
23. amar.org.ir. [Internet]. 2022 [cited. 2022 June 6]. Available from: http://www.amar.org.ir/english/Statistics-by-Topic/Household-Expenditure-and-Income#2220530-releases. [Persian] [Link]
24. McKinsey & Company. Global digital sentiment survey. Romania: McKinsey & Company; 2021. [Link]
25. Wang W, Sun L, Liu T, Lai T. The use of E-health during the covid-19 pandemic: a case study in China's Hubei province. Health Sociol Rev. 2021;1-17. [Link] [DOI:10.1080/14461242.2021.1941184]
26. Bui LV, Ha ST, Nguyen HN, Nguyen TT, Nguyen TP, Tran K, et al. The contribution of digital health in the response to COVID-19 in Vietnam. Front Public Health. 2021 August. [Link] [DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.672732]
27. Eslami P, Niakan Kalhori S, Taheriyan M. eHealth solutions to fight against COVID-19: a scoping review of applications. Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2021;35(1):327-40. [Link] [DOI:10.47176/mjiri.35.43]
28. Hosseinzadeh E, Mozayani AH. Effect of information and communication technology deployment on health expenditures of Iranian households: a provincial approach. Int J Bus Dev Stud. 2021;13(1):33-45. [Link]
29. Gholami M. Measuring the digital economy. Tehran: Statistics research institute; 2017. [Link]
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |