Choice of Healthcare and Factor Influencing Choice of Health Care: A Case of Kannur District, Kerala, India

P. V Dhanya¹ , P Maneesh²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.4 , Issue.8 , pp.14-20, Aug-2018

CrossRef-DOI:   https://doi.org/10.26438/ijsrms/v4i8.1420

Online published on Aug 31, 2018

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Abstract :
The healthcare choice of the general population is affected by a progression of elements, including gender, education, the seriousness of the disease, income, accessibility and quality of services, and so forth. The socio-economic elements are assuming a noteworthy part in inclining toward health maintenance services. The study is an endeavor to dissect the main consideration impacting the decision of healthcare services. Two healthcare suppliers are viewed as private and public hospitals, considered in the investigation. The study found that the real purposes of the determination of healthcare benefits by respondents using government hospital were free administration, more affordable and so on, the individuals who use a private facility pointed out that the healing facility is proximity to living arrangement, the notoriety of the doctor`s facility and so on, are the major impacting factors.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Choice of healthcare, Influencing factors, Healthcare facilities, Socio-economic factors, Problems

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