Informal payments and the quality of health care: Mechanisms revealed by Tanzanian health workers

Health Policy

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-115

  Mæstad, Ottar ^a   Mwisongo, Aziza ^b  

^a CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Corruption; Health worker; Informal payments; Performance; Quality of health care; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; TANZANIA; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; FRAUD; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TANZANIA; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 78651491435     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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