Enhancing Public Participation in Public Health Offerings
Patient Preferences for Facilities in the Western Cape Province Using a Discrete Choice Experiment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15489573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Plaxcedes Chiwire (0000-0002-3825-2321, Maastricht University, corresponding author), Charlotte Beaudart (0000-0002-0827-5303, Maastricht University), Sandra Ever (0000-0003-1026-570X, Maastricht University), Silvia M Evers (Maastricht University), Hassan Mahomed (0000-0001-6775-9482, Western Cape Department of Health), Mickaël Hiligsmann (0000-0003-4274-9258, Maastricht University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 590-590 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19010590 |
| PMID | 35010867 |
| OpenAlex | W4205771472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
Understanding patients' preferences for health facilities could help decision makers in designing patient-centered services. Therefore, this study aims to understand how patients' willingness to trade for certain attributes affects the choice of public health facilities in the Western Cape province of Cape Town, South Africa. A discrete choice experiment was conducted in two community day centers (CDCs). Patients repetitively chose between two hypothetical health facilities that differed in six attributes: distance to facility, treatment by doctors vs. nurses, confidentiality during treatment, availability of medication, first visit (drop-in) waiting times, and appointment waiting times. The sample consisted of 463 participants. The findings showed that availability of medication (50.5%), appointment waiting times (19.5%), and first visit waiting times (10.2%) were the most important factors for patients when choosing a health facility. In addition, respondents preferred shorter appointment and first visit waiting times (<2 h). These results identified important characteristics in choosing public health facilities in Cape Town. These public health facilities could be improved by including patient voices to inform operational and policy decisions in a low-income setting
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |