Public Health Services for Foreign Workers in Malaysia

Normah, Awang Noh and Haris, Abd. Wahab and Siti Hajar, Abu Bakar Ah (2016) Public Health Services for Foreign Workers in Malaysia. Social Work in Public Health, 31 (5). pp. 419-430. ISSN 19371918

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to know the status of the foreign workers' access to public health services in Malaysia based on their utilization pattern. The utilization pattern covered a number of areas, such as frequency of using health services, status of using health services, choice and types of health institutions, and cost of health treatment. The study was conducted on six government hospitals in the Klang Valley area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Data were collected from 600 foreign patients working in the country, using an interview method with a structured questionnaire. The results showed that the foreign workers' access to public health services was very low. The findings would be an important guideline to formulate an effective health service policy for the foreign workers in Malaysia.

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