Determinants of the Patient Choice of Health Care Provider in Bangladesh

Rakibul Hasan, Samiha Mokarram, Jannatul Ferdous Muna and Umme Sumaiya Shampa
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Rakibul Hasan: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj.
Samiha Mokarram: MSS Student, Department of Economics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj.
Jannatul Ferdous Muna: MSS Student, Department of Economics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj.
Umme Sumaiya Shampa: MSS Student, Department of Economics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 8, 2864-2872

Abstract: Background: In Bangladesh, people have many choices to get healthcare facilities; like formal and informal health care. Patients are free to select any health care professional, from a licensed physician to a conventional faith healer. The major objectives are to examine the association between health care choice (HCC) and related factors. Study design and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted randomly with 230 people in Gopalganj district in Bangladesh. Data were collected by interviewing using a self-reported questionnaire who had been sick for the previous six months and field work conducted from July to December 2023. Descriptive statistics were used to explain their socio-demographic characteristics and factors of health care choice. The significance of the association between each component and healthcare choice has been assessed using the Chi-square test. Results: A chi-square test of independence result, taking into account demographic and socioeconomic variables, indicates that there is a significant relationship between HCC and respondents’ education and illness severity (values of χ2 = 9.053, p =.029, and χ2 = 27.248, p =.000, respectively). Other variables, such as gender, location and family income, are not significantly associated with HCC. Out of the 12 variables related to health care, only three—location, relationship with a doctor, and other medical facilities—are statistically significant at the 1%, 5%, and 10% level. These variable values are χ2 = 8.965, p = 0.062, χ2 = 8.005, p =.090, and χ2 = 10.200, p =.037. The remaining nine variables are not significantly associated with HCC. Conclusion: The findings demonstrated that patients received a different type of health care choice (HCC) that is significantly depends on their demand perspective, which is ignored in our country. Given the importance of the variables involved, the government ought to focus on improving the quality of doctor-patient collaboration, providing more hygienic facilities, and expanding medical services in innovative ways for patients.

Date: 2024
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