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What do Iranians value most when choosing a hospital? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment

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  • Mohammad Ranjbar
  • Mohammad Bazyar
  • Fatemeh Pahlevanshamsi
  • Blake Angell
  • Yibeltal Assefa

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Background: Individual preferences have preceded the use of health care services, and it has been affected by different hospital attributes. This study aimed to elicit the Iranians’ preferences in choosing hospitals using a discrete choice experiment. Methods: A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted through face to face interviews with 301 participants. The DCE was constructed by six attributes were included based on a literature review, qualitative interviews, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and consensus development approach: waiting time, quality of care, travel time, hospital type, provider competency, and hospital facilities. individuals’ preferences for hospital attributes were analyzed using a mixed logit model, and interaction terms were used to assess preference heterogeneity among individuals with different sociodemographic characteristics. Results: Participants had strong and significant preferences for care delivered in hospitals with ‘full’ (β = 0.6052, p

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  • Mohammad Ranjbar & Mohammad Bazyar & Fatemeh Pahlevanshamsi & Blake Angell & Yibeltal Assefa, 2024. "What do Iranians value most when choosing a hospital? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(10), pages 1-15, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0293241
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293241
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