Using a longitudinal illness record to study household health care decision-making in rural communes of Viet Nam

The illness record (IR) was designed to record the details of household health care seeking as they occurred. Its main value lay in the quality of information it provided on household illness episodes, health care decisions and its methodological robustness. The IR showed that households choose heal...

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Published in:Health policy and planning 1996-06, Vol.11 (2), p.206-211
Main Authors: TIPPING, GILL, SEGALL, MALCOLM
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Choice Behavior
Decision making
Episode of Care
Family Health
Health administration
Health care
Health Services Research - methods
Households
How to do (or not to do)
Longitudinal Studies
Medical Records
Mental Recall
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Private Sector
Public Sector
Rural communities
Rural Health Services - standards
Rural Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Surveys
Vietnam
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Summary:The illness record (IR) was designed to record the details of household health care seeking as they occurred. Its main value lay in the quality of information it provided on household illness episodes, health care decisions and its methodological robustness. The IR showed that households choose health care providers on the basis of perceived quality of care, convenience of service and affordability. It was found to be a valuable household-based instrument.
ISSN:0268-1080
1460-2237
DOI:10.1093/heapol/11.2.206