Table 6.
Reason for choice of outpatient healthcare provider*
|
Reasons for choice |
% respondents who cited their preference for care providers |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Government polyclinics |
Specialist outpatient clinics in government hospitals |
Private general practitioners |
| n = 342 | n = 120 | n = 164 | |
| Cheap |
72.5 |
25.8 |
23.8 |
| Accessible |
66.1 |
37.5 |
59.8 |
| Loyalty/familiarity |
13.2 |
20.0 |
25.6 |
| Service quality |
10.8 |
5.8 |
21.3 |
| Disease can be better managed |
9.6 |
61.7 |
18.9 |
| Doctor-related factors |
8.8 |
30.0 |
23.8 |
| Efficient |
5.0 |
9.2 |
17.7 |
| Recommended by others |
3.8 |
10.0 |
5.5 |
| More advanced technology |
2.0 |
15.0 |
2.4 |
| Good reputation | 1.8 | 6.7 | 3.0 |
* Respondents may cite more than one reason for their choice and could have visited more than one outpatient healthcare provider.