Does bribery increase maternal mortality? Evidence from 135 Sub-Saharan African regions

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العنوان:	Does bribery increase maternal mortality? Evidence from 135 Sub-Saharan African regions
المؤلفون:	Toffolutti, V, Paglino, E, Kentikelenis, A, Mencarini, L, Aassve, A
المساهمون:	Ahmed, SM
بيانات النشر:	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
سنة النشر:	2023
المجموعة:	Queen Mary University of London: Queen Mary Research Online (QMRO)
الوصف:	About 295,000 women died globally during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2017. Two-thirds of these deaths occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa. By linking individual and regional data from 135 regions in 17 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2002–2018 this study explores how bribery affects maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our results show that the percentage of people who had first-hand experience in bribery is significantly and positively associated with pregnancy related deaths. We find that a 10 p.p. increase in the prevalence of bribery is associated with up to 41 [95% CI: 10–73] additional deaths for every 1,000 pregnancy-related deaths. However, the healthcare system quality appears to be an important moderator. To reduce maternal mortality, policy makers should not only increase investments in healthcare, they need also to implement measures to combat corruption.
نوع الوثيقة:	article in journal/newspaper
وصف الملف:	e0000847 - e0000847
اللغة:	English
Relation:	PLOS Global Public Health; https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/92983
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pgph.0000847
الاتاحة:	https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/92983 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000847
Rights:	Attribution 3.0 United States ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
رقم الانضمام:	edsbas.4CC3C368
قاعدة البيانات:	BASE

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DOI:	10.1371/journal.pgph.0000847