Predictors of international Muslim medical tourists' expectations on halal-friendly healthcare services: A hospital-based study.

IF 1.6 Q3 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Health Services Management Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-17 DOI:10.1177/09514848221109831

Mohsen Naserirad, Mohamad Tavakol, Mahmoud Abbasi, Behrooz Jannat, Naficeh Sadeghi, Zahra Bahemmat

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Abstract

Background: Halal-friendly healthcare services have emerged as an important sector of the overall healthcare service delivery system. This study aimed to examine levels and determinants of expectations on halal-friendly healthcare services from the Muslim medical tourists' perspective.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in four cities, seventeen hospitals, across Iran, with a sample of 365 international Muslim medical tourists.

Results: Mean expectation score of the respondents was 3.95 ± 1.43. Being in the 25-34 age group (aOR = 2.65; CI 95%: 2.14-3.16), being married (aOR = 2.09; CI 95%: 1.46-2.72), having completed secondary education (aOR = 2.14; CI 95%: 1.26-3.02), belonging to a high-income socioeconomic background (aOR = 1.69; CI 95%: 1.06-2.33), coming from Iraq (aOR = 3.08; CI 95%: 2.12-4.04), being Shia (aOR = 2.83; CI 95%: 2.00-3.67), receiving information by recommendation as a source for travel decision (aOR = 3.02; CI 95%: 1.82-4.22), traveling with family or relatives (aOR=2.16; CI 95%: 1.42-2.90), receiving medical service of cosmetic surgery (aOR = 1.57; CI 95%: 1.22-1.92) and cardiovascular therapy (aOR = 2.33; CI 95%: 1.23-3.43), and traveling one or two times in the past (aOR = 2.33; CI 95%: 1.00-3.66) significantly increased the expectations on halal-friendly healthcare services.

Conclusion: This study will represent an important contribution to the literature concerned with the levels and drivers of expectations on halal-friendly healthcare services.

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国际穆斯林医疗游客对清真医疗服务期望的预测因素：一项基于医院的研究。

背景：清真医疗服务已成为整个医疗服务提供系统的一个重要部门。本研究旨在从穆斯林医疗游客的角度考察对清真友好医疗服务的期望水平和决定因素。方法：以365名国际穆斯林医疗游客为样本，在伊朗全国四个城市、十七家医院进行横断面调查。结果：调查对象的平均期望得分为3.95±1.43。25-34岁年龄组（aOR=2.65；置信区间95%CI:2.14-3.16），已婚（aOR=2.09；置信区间95:1.46-2.72），已完成中等教育（aOR=1.14；置信区间95%：1.26-3.02），属于高收入社会经济背景（aOR=1.69；置信区间95.1.06-2.33），来自伊拉克（aOR=3.08；置信度95%：2.12-4.04），什叶派（aOR=0.83；置信区间95/2.00-3.67），通过推荐获得信息作为旅行决策的来源（aOR=3.02；置信区间95%:1.82-4.22），与家人或亲戚一起旅行（aOR=2.16；置信区间95%CI:1.42-2.90），接受美容手术医疗服务（aOR=1.57；置信区间95%：1.22-1.92）和心血管治疗（aOR=2.33；置信区间95.1.23-3.43），过去旅行过一到两次（aOR=2.33；CI 95%CI:1.00-3.66）显著增加了对清真友好医疗服务的期望。结论：这项研究将对有关清真友好医疗服务期望水平和驱动因素的文献做出重要贡献。

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