Table 3 Reasons patients pursued treatment, diagnostic imaging, and diagnostic testing outside of their home country according to Mexican oncologists
US-based patients | Mexico-based patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buy Medications N = 31 | Undergo Imaging N = 45 | Receive Tests N = 37 | Buy Medications N = 20 | Undergo Imaging N = 26 | Receive Tests N = 22 | |
Inability to afford out-of-pocket expenses | 26 (83.9%) | 37 (82.2%) | 30 (81.1%) | 11 (55.0%) | 5 (19.2%) | 5 (22.7%) |
Inability to afford deductible cost or co-payment | 21 (67.7%) | 29 (64.4%) | 22 (59.5%) | 2 (10.0%) | 7 (26.0%) | 7 (31.8%) |
Perception that medical care outside of home country is of higher quality | 2 (6.5%) | 5 (11.1%) | 2 (5.4%) | 7 (35.0%) | 16 (61.5%) | 14 (63.6%) |
Lack of availability in home country | 1 (3.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (75.0%) | 13 (50.0%) | 9 (40.9%) |