Informal Payments in Health Systems: Purpose and Occurrences in Turkey

dc.authorid Tengilimoglu, Dilaver/0000-0003-1482-4564
dc.authorid Tengilimoglu, Dilaver/0000-0001-7101-1944
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dc.authorwosid Güzel, Alper/CAG-0718-2022
dc.authorwosid Tengilimoglu, Dilaver/ABH-2646-2021
dc.authorwosid Tengilimoglu, Dilaver/C-3738-2018
dc.contributor.author Tengilimoglu, Dilaver
dc.contributor.author Guzel, Alper
dc.contributor.author Toygar, Anil
dc.contributor.author Akinci, Fevzi
dc.contributor.author Dziegielewski, Sophia F.
dc.contributor.other Business
dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-05T14:32:16Z
dc.date.available 2024-07-05T14:32:16Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.department Atılım University en_US
dc.department-temp [Tengilimoglu, Dilaver] Atilim Univ, Dept Management, Fac Management, Ankara, Turkey; [Guzel, Alper; Toygar, Anil] Gazi Univ, Dept Hlth Management, Fac Econ & Adm Sci, Ankara, Turkey; [Akinci, Fevzi] Kings Coll, William G McGowan Sch Business, Wilkes Barre, PA USA; [Akinci, Fevzi] Kings Coll, Hlth Care Adm, Wilkes Barre, PA USA; [Dziegielewski, Sophia F.] Univ Cent Florida, Coll Hlth & Publ Affairs, Sch Social Work, Orlando, FL 32816 USA en_US
dc.description Tengilimoglu, Dilaver/0000-0003-1482-4564; Tengilimoglu, Dilaver/0000-0001-7101-1944 en_US
dc.description.abstract Informal payments constitute a significant portion of out-of-pocket payments in health systems, especially in developing countries. This study examined the current status of informal payments in Turkey and the opinions, attitudes, and behavior of individuals toward informal payments. To examine this concept, 1,033 residents in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, were surveyed. The 28-item questionnaire used in data collection was developed based on previous research and expert opinions. The data analysis revealed that approximately 29% of the study participants made informal payments in return for the medical service they received. Three out of 4 people who made informal payments were from a low-income group. Informal payments were made in the form of cash prior to medical procedures and also as gifts following the procedures. Future recommendations for health policymakers include designing a new patient copay mechanism where informal payments can be effectively incorporated into the formal payment system, assistance to low-income individuals, and improvement in current medical staff salaries that would discourage taking such payments. en_US
dc.identifier.citationcount 13
dc.identifier.doi 10.1080/01488376.2015.1058880
dc.identifier.endpage 696 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0148-8376
dc.identifier.issn 1540-7314
dc.identifier.issue 5 en_US
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-84947027004
dc.identifier.startpage 684 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2015.1058880
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/782
dc.identifier.volume 41 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000364392000008
dc.identifier.wosquality Q3
dc.institutionauthor Tengilimoğlu, Dilaver
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.scopus.citedbyCount 14
dc.subject Informal payments en_US
dc.subject health care finance en_US
dc.subject health care policy en_US
dc.subject health care management en_US
dc.subject Turkey en_US
dc.title Informal Payments in Health Systems: Purpose and Occurrences in Turkey en_US
dc.type Article en_US
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