The comparison of factors that can influence utility of primary health care among youth community in Indonesia and Malaysia

Abstract

Background: PHC is one of the health service facilities that organizes preventive, promotive, rehabilitative, and curative health efforts that focus more on preventive and promotive services. Utility of primary health care among youth community are very important, so this study will mainly point to find that there is difference in the factor that can influence the utility of PHC because youth years are critical for the development of the habit such as smoking or diet in lifestyle and this would give high impact for their health in future. Method: This research type is analytical with cross sectional design that is used to study on the relationship between the utility of primary health care and the comparison factors that can influence the utility of primary health care among youth community in Indonesia and Malaysia. Two types of tests are being used to do analysis which is by using Mann Whitney and by using chi-square to get total p value. Result: T h e factors that influence the utility of primary health care for youth community in Indonesia and Malaysia which are age and number of family member, the difference was significant while difference in other factors was insignificant. Conclusion, this study found that there is difference in the factors that influence the utility of primary health care for youth community in Indonesia and Malaysia which are age and number of family.