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Predictors of Informal Health Payments: The Example from Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorOzgen, H.
dc.contributor.authorSahin, B.
dc.contributor.authorBelli, P.
dc.contributor.authorTatar, M.
dc.contributor.authorBerman, P.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:32:16Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:32:16Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractLittle is known about the factors that can affect informal health payments in Turkey, which is pertinent given that Turkey has been undergoing and considering a series of reforms in the health sector. This paper aims to examine the predictors of informal payments in Turkey. The study surveyed a random sample of 3,727 people in a medium-sized city, of whom 706 received medical care for illness and/or non-illness related reasons, using a Turkey-specific version of a model questionnaire focused exclusively on informal out-of-pocket payments. Using multivariable logistic model, household health expenditure, health insurance, service type and provider ownership were found to be statistically significant predictors of informal payment. The findings suggest the supply side factors as the main drivers of informal payments and thus a need for radical changes in the supply side as well as actions to rebuild lost confidence in the health care system of Turkey.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Medical Systems
dc.identifier.issn0148-5598
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5316
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.titlePredictors of Informal Health Payments: The Example from Turkeyen
dc.title.alternativeJournal of Medical Systemsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.doctypeJournal Article
okr.externalcontentExternal Content
okr.identifier.doi10.1007/s10916-008-9251-8
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum2004
okr.identifier.internaldocumentumWOS:000277008200019
okr.journal.nbpages387-396
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryTürkiye
okr.volume34
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