The Marketing Mix (7Ps) Influencing Consumers’ Decision to Use Services of Medical Clinics: A Case Study of Mit Maitree Clinic

Authors

  • Ornnapa Thomcharoen นักศึกษาหลักสูตรบริหารธุรกิจมหาบัณฑิต คณะบMaster of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration, Ramkhamhaeng University
  • Tassanee Sirariyakul Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration, Ramkhamhaeng University

Keywords:

Marketing Mix (7Ps), Service Decision-Making, Medical Clinics, Mit Maitree Clinic

Abstract

This study aimed to compare consumers’ decision-making in choosing medical clinic services classified by demographic characteristics and to examine the marketing mix (7Ps) factors influencing their service selection. The case study focused on Mit Maitree Clinic, a private clinic network with more than 70 branches. A quantitative research method was employed, collecting data from 400 consumers who had previously used the clinic’s services through an online questionnaire (Google Form) using purposive sampling. The statistical tools used in this study included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, and multiple regression analysis at the 0.05 significance level.

            The results revealed that demographic characteristics significantly influenced consumers’ decision-making only in terms of occupation at the 0.05 significance level, while gender, age, marital status, education level, and average monthly income showed no significant differences. Furthermore, the marketing mix factors that positively and significantly affected consumers’ decision-making at the 0.05 level were physical evidence, product, process, and place/channel, whereas people, price, and promotion exhibited no statistically significant influence.

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18-06-2026

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Thomcharoen, O. ., & Sirariyakul, T. . (2026). The Marketing Mix (7Ps) Influencing Consumers’ Decision to Use Services of Medical Clinics: A Case Study of Mit Maitree Clinic. Business Administration and Economics Review, 22(1), 92–111. retrieved from https://so15.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bae/article/view/2504

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