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Trial reportJournal of health, population, and nutrition2025

The effect of promotional health message framing on the perceived benefit of mammography: evidence from estimation of willingness to pay.

Bahman Ahadinezhad, Gita Rashvand, Simin Karimi, Ahad Alizadeh, Mahammad Amerzadeh, Omid Khosravizadeh

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Bahman AhadinezhadSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. bahmanahadi2009@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6940-3498
Gita RashvandStudent Research Committee, School of Public Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.ORCID 0009-0005-8564-3105
Simin KarimiStudent Research Committee, School of Public Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.ORCID 0009-0006-5162-7219
Ahad AlizadehNon-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-0385-463X
Mahammad AmerzadehNon-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2251-8786
Omid KhosravizadehNon-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. Omid.khosravizadeh@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6893-3489

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Abstract

backgroundEvidence from behavioral economics has shown that framing health information can impact the demand for screening. We examined the effect of promotional message framing on mammography demand by estimating willingness to pay (WTP).

methodsThis experimental study was conducted in 2024 over a period of 3 months. The interesting outcome was a WTP for mammography. 354 women were randomly selected and randomly assigned between the two study arms. The intervention involved the presentation of health information in two frames of gain and loss. The mammography demand has been estimated using robust standard error Logistic regression. Demand rate of mammography has been compared between two types of information framing using the chi-square test. Finally, the monetary value of willingness to pay (WTP) for mammography was estimated using the methodology developed by López-Feldman. All analyses were done using STATA 17.

resultsThe price and income elasticity of mammography demand were estimated as - 0.19 and 0.24, respectively (P < 0.01). The higher demand rate in the loss frame compared to the gain frame (38.7% vs. 25.1%) was statistically significant, and its effect size was estimated to be 0.282 (p < 0.01). The value of WTP in the loss frame (10.68 US$) was estimated to be more significant than in the gain frame (4.74 US$) (p < 0.01).

conclusionThis study suggests that health educators consider the message's persuasiveness with the type of health action before designing health messages. Moreover, health practitioners should use health messages with a loss frame to increase the demand for screening services such as mammography.

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Breast NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerHealth PromotionMammographyAdultAgedFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePersuasive CommunicationFraming effectMammographyWillingness to pay

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