Effect of corruption on healthcare satisfaction in post-soviet nations: A cross-country instrumental variable analysis of twelve countries

There is the lack of consensus about the effect of corruption on healthcare satisfaction in transitional countries. Interpreting the burgeoning literature on this topic has proven difficult due to reverse causality and omitted variable bias. In this study, the effect of corruption on healthcare sati...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 2016-03, Vol.152, p.119-124
Main Author: Habibov, Nazim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bias
Causality
Corruption
Delivery of Health Care
Female
Former Soviet Union
Fraud - psychology
Health Care Surveys
Health services
Healthcare quality
Healthcare satisfaction
Humans
Life transitions
Male
Middle Aged
Mongolia
Out-of-pocket payments
Patient satisfaction
Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data
Post-Soviet studies
Postcommunist societies
Regression Analysis
Satisfaction
Socialism
Socialist societies
Unofficial payments
USSR
Young Adult
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Summary:There is the lack of consensus about the effect of corruption on healthcare satisfaction in transitional countries. Interpreting the burgeoning literature on this topic has proven difficult due to reverse causality and omitted variable bias. In this study, the effect of corruption on healthcare satisfaction is investigated in a set of 12 Post-Socialist countries using instrumental variable regression on the sample of 2010 Life in Transition survey (N = 8655). The results indicate that experiencing corruption significantly reduces healthcare satisfaction. •Effect of corruption on healthcare satisfaction was assessed in transitional nations.•The “grease in the wheels”, “cultural norm”, “sand in the wheels” hypotheses tested.•Experiencing corruption significantly reduces healthcare satisfaction.•The “sand in the wheels” hypothesis was supported.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.01.044