| dc.description.abstract | Compared to the rest of the world Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) still has
a challenge in reducing its adult mortality. Investments in adult health is a
prerogative of SSA governments as they provide the source of labour force,
human capital endowment and consumption which are benchmarks of
economic growth. Though health expenditure has risen in SSA, quality of
governance especially level of corruption is not impressive. The corruption
levels are of concern because they may have a negative impact on
effectiveness of health expenditure in reducing premature adult mortality in
SSA. This study examines interaction of health expenditure and corruption
and its effect on adult mortality. Regional differences in the relationship
between health expenditure, corruption and adult mortality are also
determined across the four regions of SSA: Western, Southern, Central and
Eastern Africa. This study has used dynamic panel data model to investigate
effectiveness of health expenditure on adult mortality under the influence of
corruption. The results indicate that corruption influence positively the
effectiveness of public health expenditure while that of private health
expenditure is negative. Regional variation exists in the effectiveness of both
public and private health expenditure on adult mortality. | en_US |
