Public Health Services for Foreign Workers in Malaysia

被引：10

作者：

Noh, Normah Awang ^{[1
]}

Abd Wahab, Haris ^{[2
]}

Ah, Siti Hajar Abu Bakar ^{[2
]}

Islam, M. Rezaul ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sultan Zainal Abidin, Fac Appl Social Sci, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

[2] Univ Malaya, Fac Arts & Social Sci, Dept Social Adm & Justice, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

[3] Univ Dhaka, Inst Social Welf & Res, Dhaka, Bangladesh

来源：

SOCIAL WORK IN PUBLIC HEALTH | 2016年 / 31卷 / 05期

关键词：

Foreign workers; public health services; accessibility; social exclusion; Malaysia;

D O I：

10.1080/19371918.2015.1125321

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The objective of this study was to know the status of the foreign workers' access to public health services in Malaysia based on their utilization pattern. The utilization pattern covered a number of areas, such as frequency of using health services, status of using health services, choice and types of health institutions, and cost of health treatment. The study was conducted on six government hospitals in the Klang Valley area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Data were collected from 600 foreign patients working in the country, using an interview method with a structured questionnaire. The results showed that the foreign workers' access to public health services was very low. The findings would be an important guideline to formulate an effective health service policy for the foreign workers in Malaysia.

引用

页码：419 / 430

页数：12