Expectant Mothers Preferences for Services in Public Hospitals of Tamil Nadu, India

This study uses a sample of 261 women who came for antenatal check-ups across six different public hospitals in Tamil Nadu. The DCE technique, which is rooted in random utility theory (RUT), and conditional logit model have been used to analyze the relative importance of health service attributes. The result showed that regular ward visits by specialist doctors like obstetricians and gynaecologists (O&G) and paediatricians were the most preferred attribute of the maternal care service. Expectant mothers are willing to wait the maximum and are prepared to tolerate health service characteristics in public hospitals, such as poor patient amenities, poor staff attitude and lack of privacy maintained during physical examination, provided specialist doctors are available in the hospitals.
Source: Journal of Health Management - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Articles Source Type: research