| Transportation |
‘Transport is a burden. I spent almost RM2000 (US$500) on ride hailing services. My husband doesn’t have time to fetch me and also because of the limited parking. So to and fro is already RM50 (US$13)’ (A 58-year-old female, colorectal cancer stage unknown, high-income, private hospital, with private health insurance) |
| Parking costs |
‘The rate for parking for first 1 hour is RM 1(25cents) and subsequent hours RM 2(50 cents). One day I have to pay more than RM 10 (US$2.5)’ (A 63-year-old male, colorectal cancer stage unknown, middle-income, public academic hospital, with private health insurance) |
| Household help |
‘My mother-in-law used to live with us. It did become a problem when she was not well and I was getting into these treatments, especially chemo. That was a burden. That was why we hired a maid whose job was to take care of us’ (A 77-year-old male, prostate cancer stage unknown, high-income, private hospital, with private health insurance) |
