Table 4 Informal payments by provider type, representative sample
Answered informal payment question, N (%) | Reported paying informally, N (%) | Av. amount of informal payment EUR (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Chosen doctor in a private hospital system | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 333 (236) |
Chosen doctor in a private practice | 125 (75) | 102 (82) | 210 (128) |
Chosen doctor in a state institute | 138 (75) | 108 (78) | 169 (103) |
Chosen hospital midwife | 24 (86) | 22 (92) | 203 (99) |
Independent (home birth) midwife | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | – |
I did not choose a doctor, just went to my local clinic | 125 (81) | 21 (17) | 81 (45) |
District public health nurse | 50 (86) | 10 (20) | 118 (65) |
I did not go to prenatal care | 2 (67) | 0 (0) | – |
Total | 469 (78) | 265 (57) | 180 (116) |