ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
Determinants of Bangladeshi patients' decision-making process and satisfaction toward medical tourism in India.
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- Out-of-pocket cost and financial catastrophe of patients with cancer: the alarming cost-of-illness in Bangladesh.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Decision Making of Afghan Patients to Seek Medical Treatment in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Medical Tourism for Cancer Treatment: Trends, Trajectories, and Perspectives From African Countries.JCO global oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The aims are to explore the factors influencing Bangladeshi patients' decision-making process and their satisfaction level toward medical tourism in India. Methods: The study used a quantitative research approach with a cross-sectional survey. Data were collected from the patients or their relatives ( Results: More than three-fourths of the participants had visited India for self-treatment. Of the participants, 14% were cardiology patients, and 13% suffered from cancer. The relatives were the key source of information regarding medical tourism for more than one-fourth of the respondents. India's availability of well-experienced doctors, hospital/medical facilities with high standards, well-trained doctors, reputable doctors, and quality treatments and medical materials were top-ranked items. Regression results depict that facility and services appeared as the strongest factor (β = 0.24, Conclusions: We found that the factor related to facility and services is one of the strongest predictors in our models. Therefore, home countries must strengthen the health care providers' advanced professional training, including service attitudes. Moreover, it is important to lessen the language barrier, reduce the airfare for medical tourists, and make the treatment cost more affordable for patients.
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