Health Seeking Behavior of the Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Some Suggestive Recommendations in Adjustive Context

Karim, Abdul; Diah, Nurazzura Mohamad

doi:10.5539/ass.v11n10p348

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“…A recent statistic published by the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) indicates that there are approximately 1056684 temporary Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia. These foreign workers' health conditions and their limited access to and use of healthcare services have attracted the attention of many social scientists (Kanapathy, 2006;Karim & Diah, 2015).…”

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Utilization of Health Care Services among Migrant Workers in Malaysia

Uddin

Akhtar

Masud

et al. 2020

Humanities and Social Sciences Letters

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The underutilization of formal health services is a common scenario among migrants that leads to the development of serious medical conditions. This study aims to examine the influence of socio-demographic factors on the use of health services among Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia. It employed Andersen's 'population characteristics framework' behavioral model, which is based on a quantitative method. A questionnaire was developed to collect relevant information through face-to-face interviews from respondents involved in the construction, manufacturing, and service sectors. The results revealed that the majority of Bangladeshi workers were not consistent in visiting doctors, hospitals, or clinics when they experienced illness in the past year. The theoretical implication of Andersen's behavioral model comprising predisposing and need factors was found to be significantly and positively associated with the use of health services. The findings indicated that predisposing factors including marital status and education, and need factors, including self-rated health status, sickness, and chronic illness in the previous year, had the greatest impact on healthcare utilization. However, there was no significant relationship between respondents' ages and their utilization of healthcare services during their stay in Malaysia. Finally, the study suggests that adequate measures should be taken to provide pre-departure training related to the existing healthcare system in Malaysia, including health insurance cover and extension of services to future migrant workers. Contribution/Originality: This study contributes to the existing literature on the utilization of healthcare services among Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia. This study reveals that marital status and educational level have greater influence and a positive impact on the use of services at various healthcare providers in Malaysia.

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Utilization of Health Care Services among Migrant Workers in Malaysia

Uddin

Akhtar

Masud

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Humanities and Social Sciences Letters

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“…Although their self-reported health status indicates they are healthy, their health actually deteriorates faster than other groups in urban areas. As noted earlier, numerous studies of Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia find them living in unhygienic accommodations and working in poor conditions, leaving the workers at risk as far as their health issues are concerned (Karim & Diah, 2015;Abdul Aziz, 2001;Hill, 2012). Yet, very little has been studied to examine their health status and deterioration in their health conditions.…”

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“…The health issues of migrant workers and their access (or the lack of it) to health care services, particularly when they are vulnerable to work-related injuries thus occupy the dominant discourse among policymakers, academicians and researchers alike (Kanapathy, 2006;Abdul-Aziz, 2001). Health conditions of foreign workers in Malaysia and their limited access to health care services have attracted the attention of social scientists (Karim & Diah, 2015;Kanapaty, 2006;Abubakar, 2002;Karim et al, 1999). Migrant workers in Singapore are also reported to have suffered from diseases like typhus, dengue and pneumonia due to the unhygienic and density in living conditions (cited in Lee et al, 2014).…”

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Influence of Demographic Variables on Immigrants Health Status

Uddin¹,

Mohammed²

2020

IJHRS

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The aim of this empirical investigation is to assess Bangladeshi temporary migrant’s general health status in Malaysia and factors affecting their health. The study was carried out through the quantitative method. A survey was conducted among 300 Bangladeshi migrant workers from construction, manufacturing and service sectors. The result indicates that the Bangladeshi temporary migrant workers reported positive self-reported health status with percentages good, very good and excellent. It was also found that the construction and service sector workers reported slightly better health status than manufacturing workers. Result showed that married workers have more health problems than singles. In addition, the low level of education creates more health problems among Bangladeshi workers. It was found that highly educated Bangladeshi workers are more likely to safeguard a sound health status. This study suggest considering Bangladeshi immigrants’ health behaviours, health status and health needs, there should be early health promotion and necessary prevention and/or intervention to improve their health conditions.

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“…Five Bangladeshi workers are living in one single apartment without any ventilation, which could roughly be measured 200 sq. Feet, where they cook, dine, and sleep together (Zehadul Karim et al, 2015).…”

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Economic Aspects of Quality of Life of Bangladeshi Construction Workers in Malaysia

Haque

Ghani²

2020

JAD

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Quality of Life (QoL) measures provide a sense of how people's lives are going through the activities and interactions between their circumstances and psychological resources. This measurement/ evaluation is a valuable tool and a precondition for planning to improve the socio-economic QoL or Wellbeing of the people surveyed. Researchers conducted a qualitative study to know the economic QoL of Bangladeshi migrant construction workers in Terengganu, who have immigrated for less than ten years in Malaysia. Researchers triangulated the survey by two focus group discussions, 19 in-depth interviews, and observations of four spots. The research used Atlas ti to conduct the thematic analysis of the primary data. The result of the study shows that the workers are mostly in adverse QoL with the effect of freedom, functioning, facilitator, and financial management. The study finally recommends, Community-based work permit, trade union, and digital financial system to ensure more freedom to improve the economic QoL of the migrant Bangladeshi construction workers.

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Health Seeking Behavior of the Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Some Suggestive Recommendations in Adjustive Context

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Utilization of Health Care Services among Migrant Workers in Malaysia

Utilization of Health Care Services among Migrant Workers in Malaysia

Influence of Demographic Variables on Immigrants Health Status

Economic Aspects of Quality of Life of Bangladeshi Construction Workers in Malaysia

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