Relationship between push and pull motivation factors and intention to visit Muslim-friendly hospitals for medical tourism among Malaysian Muslims
The Muslim-friendly medical tourism holds a great potential in assisting with the post-covid efforts for the country. As of current literature, there are no prior research on what drives Malaysian Muslim consumers to visit Muslim-friendly hospitals. This study proposes the effects of push and pul...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114152/1/114152.pdf |
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| Summary: | The Muslim-friendly medical tourism holds a great potential in assisting with the
post-covid efforts for the country. As of current literature, there are no prior
research on what drives Malaysian Muslim consumers to visit Muslim-friendly
hospitals. This study proposes the effects of push and pull motivational factors
on the intention to visit Muslim-friendly hospitals for medical tourism. A
structured questionnaire was designed and distributed to 400 respondents who
were sampled through multistage random sampling throughout the five zones
in Malaysia: North Zone, East Zone, West Zone, South Zone and Borneo Zone.
Multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the data in examining the
relationship between the push factors (religiosity, electronic word-of-mouth, and
novelty-seeking), pull factors (Islamic attributes, doctor practice, environment
and safety, and tourism facilities) and the intention to visit Muslim-friendly
hospitals for medical tourism. The result of the analysis denoted that religiosity,
Islamic attributes, and environment and safety were the main push and pull
factors that respectively predict the consumers intention to visit Muslim-friendly
hospitals for medical tourism. Electronic word-of-mouth, novelty-seeking,
doctor practice, and tourism facilities were however found to not able to predict
the intention. This study can serve as a framework to enhance Malaysia’s
Muslim-friendly hospitals to cater to medical tourists, both locally and
internationally. The findings of this research can also contribute to the
government and industry players in their post-covid efforts to revive local
medical tourism industry and subsequently boost the Malaysian economy. |
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