Participants’ Views on Access to Healthcare Services at a Selected Housing Estate

Authors: Swe Swe Latt, Leela Anthony, Inn Kynn Khaing, Wong Yong Jin, Li Sin Yeh, Maxmillian Chia Ka Cheng, Lee Wei Kang

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/W5HDZ

Short DOI: https://doi.org/ggkv9n

Country: Malaysia

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Abstract: The healthcare services are accessible, and the payment is affordable for people of this country (Malaysia), but there were some limitations for the residents of some places. This study explored the views of participants with different social-economic classes on accessibility to healthcare services among a selected housing estate in 2017. A focus group discussion was done with five participants with household income >RM2000 and ?RM2000 to elicit their views on the availability of the current healthcare services. Thematic analysis was used to code and analyse the data. High cost in the private medical centre and long waiting time in the government healthcare centre were important factors for preference of traditional medication over government healthcare centres. Long waiting time affected their income as they need to apply for leave in order to see the doctor in the clinic, which in turn affect their monthly per-capita income especially for low-income families. The study found that the different income groups in the population do affect the healthcare seeking behaviors. However, further in-depth research is required to explore the different determinants on the health care services.

Keywords: Healthcare Seeking Pattern

Paper Id: 614

Published On: 2019-12-04

Published In: Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2019

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