caa a22 4500 606221875 CHVBK 20210128101131.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00038-015-0687-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00038-015-0687-6 Corruption and population health outcomes: an analysis of data from 133 countries using structural equation modeling [Elektronische Daten] [Roni Factor, Minah Kang] Objectives: The current study aims to develop a theoretical framework for understanding the antecedents of corruption and the effects of corruption on various health indicators. Methods: Using structural equation models, we analyzed a multinational dataset of 133 countries that included three main groups of variables—antecedents of corruption, corruption measures, and health indicators. Results: Controlling for various factors, our results suggest that corruption rises as GDP per capita falls and as the regime becomes more autocratic. Higher corruption is associated with lower levels of health expenditure as a percentage of GDP per capita, and with poorer health outcomes. Countries with higher GDP per capita and better education for women have better health outcomes regardless of health expenditures and regime type. Conclusions: Our results suggest that there is no direct relationship between health expenditures and health outcomes after controlling for the other factors in the model. Our study enhances our understanding of the conceptual and theoretical links between corruption and health outcomes in a population, including factors that may mediate how corruption can affect health outcomes. Swiss School of Public Health, 2015 Corruption nationallicence Health expenditures nationallicence Political regime nationallicence Life expectancy nationallicence Infant mortality nationallicence Road traffic crashes nationallicence Factor Roni Faculty of Law, Institute of Criminology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut Kang Minah Department of Public Administration, Ewha Womans University, 314 Posco-Bd, 11-1, Daehyun-dong, Seodaemu-gu, 120-750, Seoul, Korea aut International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/6(2015-09-01), 633-641 1661-8556 60:6<633 2015 60 38 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0687-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0687-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Factor Roni Faculty of Law, Institute of Criminology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kang Minah Department of Public Administration, Ewha Womans University, 314 Posco-Bd, 11-1, Daehyun-dong, Seodaemu-gu, 120-750, Seoul, Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/6(2015-09-01), 633-641 1661-8556 60:6<633 2015 60 38