Determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in Malaysia
Health is a necessity for human well-being and productive. Hence, access to healthcare when needed is considered by many to be a basic human right. Therefore, it is important to invest in health financing to ensure access to healthcare for future needs, such as medical expenses. The current study ai...
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| author | Mohd Ashhari, Zariyawati Md Tahir, Hirnissa M. S., Nurul Farhanim Soh, Wei Ni |
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| description | Health is a necessity for human well-being and productive. Hence, access to healthcare when needed is considered by many to be a basic human right. Therefore, it is important to invest in health financing to ensure access to healthcare for future needs, such as medical expenses. The current study aims to investigate the factors
that influence employee spending on health financing in the public and private sectors in Malaysia. Further, we also examine whether the intention to spend on health financing differs between public and private sector employees. Multiple regression analysis and an independent-samples T-test were applied using SPSS to achieve this objective. Findings of this study reveal that employer and social influence factors influence the intention to spend on health financing in both sectors. Meanwhile, job factors only influence employees in the public sector to spend on health financing. We also found that the intention to spend on health financing differs between public and private sector employees. |
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| spelling | upm-966422022-12-14T13:22:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96642/ Determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in Malaysia Mohd Ashhari, Zariyawati Md Tahir, Hirnissa M. S., Nurul Farhanim Soh, Wei Ni Health is a necessity for human well-being and productive. Hence, access to healthcare when needed is considered by many to be a basic human right. Therefore, it is important to invest in health financing to ensure access to healthcare for future needs, such as medical expenses. The current study aims to investigate the factors that influence employee spending on health financing in the public and private sectors in Malaysia. Further, we also examine whether the intention to spend on health financing differs between public and private sector employees. Multiple regression analysis and an independent-samples T-test were applied using SPSS to achieve this objective. Findings of this study reveal that employer and social influence factors influence the intention to spend on health financing in both sectors. Meanwhile, job factors only influence employees in the public sector to spend on health financing. We also found that the intention to spend on health financing differs between public and private sector employees. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96642/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Mohd Ashhari, Zariyawati and Md Tahir, Hirnissa and M. S., Nurul Farhanim and Soh, Wei Ni (2021) Determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in Malaysia. International Business Research, 14 (12). 99 - 110. ISSN 1913-9004; ESSN: 1913-9012 https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ibr/article/view/0/46311 10.5539/ibr.v14n12p113 |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Ashhari, Zariyawati Md Tahir, Hirnissa M. S., Nurul Farhanim Soh, Wei Ni Determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in Malaysia |
| title | Determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in Malaysia |
| title_full | Determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in Malaysia |
| title_short | Determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in Malaysia |
| title_sort | determinant factors of health financing among public and private sector in malaysia |
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