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Table 2 Experiences and expectations of the medical traveler by financial protection for travel

From: Understanding medical travel from a source country perspective: a cross sectional study of the experiences of medical travelers from the Maldives

Experiences and expectations

Total

Subsidized

Non subsidized

P value

N = 120

N = 55

N = 65

Overall satisfaction

   

0.752

Yes

110 (91.7)

51 (92.7)

59 (90.8)

 

No

10 (8.3)

4 (7.3)

6 (9.2)

 

Misinformation or exploitation

  

0.323

Yes

16 (13.3)

5 (9.1)

11 (16.9)

 

No

104 (86.7)

50 (90.9)

54 (83.1)

 

Travel discomfort

   

0.492

Yes

24 (20)

9 (16.4)

15 (23.1)

 

No

96 (80)

46 (83.6)

50 (76.9)

 

Prior information about the hospital

 

0.529

Yes

94 (78.3)

45 (81.8)

49 (75.4)

 

No

26 (21.7)

10 (18.2)

16 (24.6)

 

Consent taken before giving drugs

  

0.096

Yes

106 (88.3)

52 (94.5)

54 (83.1)

 

No

14 (11.7)

3 (5.5)

11 (16.9)

 

Consent taken before medical procedure

 

0.096

Yes

106 (88.3)

52 (94.5)

54 (83.1)

 

No

14 (11.7)

3 (5.5)

11 (16.9)

 

Consent taken before giving therapy

 

0.274

Yes

106 (88.3)

51 (92.7)

55 (84.6)

 

No

14 (11.7)

4 (7.3)

10 (15.4)

 

Concern for hospital Infection

  

0.281

Yes

33 (27.5)

12 (21.8)

21 (32.3)

 

No

87 (72.5)

43 (78.2)

44 (67.7)

 

Doctor’s competence

   

0.505

Yes

111 (92.5)

52 (94.5)

59 (90.8)

 

No

9 (7.5)

3 (5.5)

6 (9.2)

 

Nurse competence

   

0.541

Yes

108 (90)

51 (92.7)

57 (87.7)

 

No

12 (10)

4 (7.3)

8 (12.3)

 

Staff competence

   

1

Yes

111 (92.5)

51 (92.7)

60 (92.3)

 

No

9 (7.5)

4 (7.3)

5 (7.7)

 

Experience of complications

  

0.237

Yes

45 (37.5)

17 (30.9)

28 (43.1)

 

No

75 (62.5)

38 (69.1)

37 (56.9)

 

Language barrier

   

1

Yes

83 (69.2)

38 (69.1)

45 (69.2)

 

No

37 (30.8)

17 (30.9)

20 (30.8)

 

Concern for continuity of care

  

0.015

Yes

105 (87.5)

53 (96.4)

52 (80)

 

No

15 (12.5)

2 (3.6)

13 (20)

 

Expectation for availability of the service in home country

1

Yes

101 (84.2)

46 (83.6)

55 (84.6)

 

No

19 (15.8)

9 (16.4)

10 (15.4)

 

Could prevention measures in home country have reduced the severity of your disease?

0.575

Yes

72 (60)

31 (56.4)

41 (63.1)

 

No

48 (40)

24 (43.6)

24 (36.9)

 

Was money sufficient?

  

0.73

Yes

88 (73.3)

39 (70.9)

49 (75.4)

 

No

32 (26.7)

16 (29.1)

16 (24.6)

 

Relevance of the beneficiaries of subsidies

 

0.002

Yes

53 (44.2)

33 (60)

20 (30.8)

 

No

67 (55.8)

22 (40)

45 (69.2)