Herpes zoster is a devastating condition affecting patients’ wellbeing. Policy on zoster vaccine in developing countries needs more data on the disease burden. This study was designed to assess willingness to pay, quality of life, and the patients’ knowledge on herpes zoster disease. All of the patients were asked to complete questionnaires about the willingness to pay for zoster treatment using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaires in Thai version and basic knowledge about herpes zoster. The demographic and clinical data were all recorded. Eighty-two from one hundred and eighteen patients in this study were female (69.5%), and the mean (SD) age was 57.6 (14.9) years. The median of their willingness to pay for zoster treatment was THB500 (range of THB50-10,000) or only 4.2% of median income per month. The mean of total DLQI score (SD) was 10.7 (6.2), which indicated moderate to severe impact on quality of life. From multiple linear regression analysis, three factors were related to inferior patients’ quality of life including facial involvement (regression coefficients, b=4.789, p=0.001), presence of zoster complications (b=5.018, p=0.001) and advanced pain score (b=0.883, p<0.001). Moreover, more than half of them still had mistaken knowledge about the disease.
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