Medical tourism by Indian-South Africans to India: An exploratory investigation

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dc.citation.doi10.1515/bog-2015-0022en_ZA
dc.citation.epage30en_ZA
dc.citation.issue29en_ZA
dc.citation.spage19en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDangor, F.
dc.contributor.authorHoogendoorn, G.
dc.contributor.authorMoolla, R.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-30T16:46:53Z
dc.date.available2016-09-30T16:46:53Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.description.abstractMedical tourism is a well-established sector in developing countries, and attracts a significant number of tourists from developed countries. Medical tourism is a strong driver of economic growth, but some argue that this kind of tourism promotes inequality in terms of access to healthcare facilities in both developing and developed countries. Whilst research has been conducted on medical tourists travelling to South Africa, no research has focused on the geography of South Africans travelling abroad for medical tourist activities. This study therefore sought to obtain first-hand information from Indian-South African citizens who have partaken in medical tourism in India. Data was gathered through personal, semi-structured interviews conducted with 54 individuals. It was ascertained that the majority of the individuals interviewed in this study travelled to India primarily for medical treatment, while tourist activities were a secondary objective. A smaller proportion of interviewees travelled to India for vacation, with medical care being a secondary motivation, or an impulse due to the low cost of treatment and convenience. Medical tourism by Indian-South Africans travelling to India highlights various shortfalls in South African medical care, including a lack of treatment availability, a poorer quality of service, medical expertise abroad, and the higher cost incurred locally.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianSP2016en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDangor, F., Hoogendoorn, G. and Moolla, R.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1732-4254 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/21095
dc.journal.titleBulletin of Geographyen_ZA
dc.journal.volume29en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherNicolaus Copernicus University Pressen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 Nicolaus Copernicus University. All rights reserved. © 2015 De Gruyter Open (on-line).en_ZA
dc.subjectIndiaen_ZA
dc.subjectIndian-South Africansen_ZA
dc.subjectmedical tourismen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.titleMedical tourism by Indian-South Africans to India: An exploratory investigationen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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