Reasons for informal payments from the perspective of health care providers and recipients: a qualitative study in Iran

• Main Authors: Mohammad Arab (Author), Bahman Khosravi (Author), Hossein Safari (Author), Hojat Rahmani (Author), Ghasem Rajabi Vasokolaei (Author), Mohammadreza Mobinizadeh (Author), Farhad Habibi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Informal payments are one of the major obstacles to health system reform in many developing countries, and its elimination is on the agenda of health system policymakers in many countries, including Iran. This study was conducted to identify the causes of informal payments in the...