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Preferences, attitudes, and behaviors of health services consumers in Turkey
Dilaver Tengilimoglu1, Türkãn Dursun-Kilic, Dilek Güleç
1Gazi University, Golbasi Kampusu, Ankara, Turkey.
Objective:
To investigate preferences, attitudes, and behaviors of consumers in health care services.
Methods:
The study was conducted in the Turkish health care context. A total of 810 people who reside in the urban and rural residential areas of Ankara were surveyed.
Results:
The study results suggest that consumer attitudes toward health care services differ by the demographic and socio-cultural characteristics of consumers.
Conclusions:
Several managerial recommendations pertinent to the analysis of consumer behavior and the development of long-term relationships with consumers were made. Also, future research suggestions were provided.
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