THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS TOWARDS THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING MEDICAL CARD INSURANCE

Authors

  • Aina Falihah Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Abdul Rauf Ridzuan Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Nazifa Mohammad Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Khalisah Adlena Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Siti Zulaikha Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Nurul Natasya Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Miellia Ellyana Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Nurul Ashikin Abd Halim Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33102/iiecons.v10i1.95

Keywords:

Medical Card, Insurance, Adults, Awareness, Importance

Abstract

Medical card insurance is a crucial tool that can assist on people paying for their medical cost. However, so many people are unaware of how importance having medical cards insurance is, they might not have enough coverage when they do. The study aims to determine the level of awareness towards importance of taking medical card insurance.  The study involved 400 respondents by using quantitative survey method. Other than that, cross sectional study and convenience sampling method were used. Based on the data we collected through a set of questionnaires, which we analysed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences version 26, researcher can conclude that the level of awareness towards the importance of taking medical card insurance among Malaysian society is high (M=3.33).

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Published

2023-10-20

How to Cite

Falihah, A. ., Ridzuan, A. R. ., Mohammad, N. ., Adlena, K. ., Zulaikha, S. ., Natasya, N. ., Ellyana, M. ., & Abd Halim , N. A. . (2023). THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS TOWARDS THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING MEDICAL CARD INSURANCE. I-IECONS E-Proceedings, 10(1), 837–844. https://doi.org/10.33102/iiecons.v10i1.95

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Islamic Social Finance, Zakat, Wakaf and Takaful