Bribed to obtain medical care in Southern Africa

Among the four countries, Angolans had the highest proportion of individuals needing to pay a bribe to get access to medical care, with 19 percent claiming they had to bribe or do a favor to a health worker or hospital staff a few times and often. 14 percent, on the other hand, did so once or twice. Moreover, smaller proportions of Basotho and Batswana reported the need to paying a bribe to obtain healthcare.

Paid a bribe to obtain medical care in Southern Africa between 2018 and 2020, by country

Characteristic	A few times/Often	Once or twice
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March 2021

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Region

Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho

Survey time period

2018 to 2020

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the data from:

Angola was from 2020
Botswana was from 2019
Lesotho was from 2020
Mozambique was from 2018

The source asked the respondents the following question: ": How often, if ever, did you have to pay a bribe, give a gift, or do a favor for a health worker or clinic or hospital staff in order to get the medical care you needed?"

Excluded are respondents who were not in contact with a public clinic or hospital.

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