A Descriptive Study of People’s Health Care Facility Preferences in Malang

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.220108.015How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Health care Facility; Health care Services; Demand; Utilization

Abstract

Health care service utilization in the national health insurance keeps increasing. On the other hand, people are becoming more critical in determining a health care facility as a place for getting treatment. The health care facility preference also illustrates the people’s demand pattern towards the health care services. This study aimed to identify the illustration of people’s health care facility preferences in Malang. An online survey was conducted on 61 samples that fulfilled the respondents’ criteria. The questionnaire consisted of 4 sections, closed-ended questions, and open-ended questions. The data were analyzed descriptively. This study showed the people’s health care facility preference based on the respondents’ characteristics, health status, and health insurance ownership. The respondents aged around 21-40 years old and 41-60 years old preferred Public Health Centers, while the respondents aged over 60 years old chose a private medical practice. According to the respondents’ gender, education level, and morbidity rate, they chose public health centers as their health care facility preference. The respondents with no history of past illness tended to get treatment in private medical practice, while the respondents with a history of past illness tended to choose the treatment in Public health centers. The respondents with health insurance preferred public health centers, while the respondents with no health insurance preferred private medical practice. This study showed that the variation of the people’s health care facility preferences in Malang. The next study needs to investigate the reasons underlying the people’s health care facility preference.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Linda Fei Yuvita
AU  - Dita Ratna Fauziah
AU  - Shofiyatul Masyiyah
AU  - Iing Merillarosa Kharisma Wardani
AU  - Anis Yunita
AU  - Dian Mawarni
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/25
TI  - A Descriptive Study of People’s Health Care Facility Preferences in Malang
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Scientific Meeting on Public Health and Sports (ISMOPHS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 77
EP  - 81
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.220108.015
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.220108.015
ID  - Yuvita2022
ER  -