Age, educational level and consumption of medical care: evidence from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Cheah, Yong Kang, Abdul Adzis, Azira, Abu Bakar, Juhaida, Tang, Chor Foon, Lim, Hock Kuang, Kee, Chee Cheong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Public Health Physicians' Association Publication 2020
• Subjects: LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/27112/1/MJPHM%2020%201%202020%20109%20121.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/27112/; http://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.20/no.1/art.486

The present study examines age and educational level determinants of the consumption of medical care using data from Malaysia. A nationally representative data with a large sample size (n = 14838) was used for analyses.Several important findings are noteworthy. First, age and educational level are p...