FACTORS AFFECTING THE SATISFACTION ON MALAYSIAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY BANGLADESHI MIGRANT WORKERS IN SARAWAK: A CROSS-SECTIONAL EMPIRICAL STUDY

Year 2020, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 19 - 28, 10.09.2020

Md Mizanur Rahman , Mohamad Taha Arif Razitasham Safii Zainab Tambi Cliffton Akoi Zulkifli Jantan Drend Jores Winnie Johnny

Abstract

Providing good quality health care to
all inhabitants including the foreign workers is one of the Government’s health
care objectives. However, information is very limited about the migrant worker’s
perceived satisfaction of health care. This study aimed to assess the level of
satisfaction on health care services and factors affecting it in Sarawak,
Malaysia.  This cross-sectional study was
conducted in three districts in Kuching Division, Sarawak. A total of 314
Bangladeshi workers were interviewed by face to face interview. The level of
satisfaction was measured on Likert’s scale adapted from previous studies. Data
entry and analysis was done by IBM SPSS version 22.0. A p-value less than 0.05
was considered as statistically significant. The satisfaction on health care
was assessed by four domains viz. technical quality, interpersonal communication,
facilities and accessibility in the health care.  A stepwise multinomial logistic regression
analysis revealed that payment on a daily
basis (p<0.001), health insurance in Sarawak and cultural behaviour appeared
to be potential predictors of an average level of satisfaction on health care.
However, no variables were identified as the predictors of good level of
satisfaction. The field note analysis revealed that the
quality of healthcare is better in Malaysia compared to Bangladesh, but health
care is more expensive in Malaysia. This study was conducted on a very small scale;
thus, the results should not be generalized. However, the findings of this
study could be used as a policy guideline to develop a migrant worker's
friendly health care services in the country. 

Keywords

Accessibility, technical quality

Supporting Institution

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Project Number

F05/(NRC)/1335/2016(1)

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