Evaluation of a Cash Transfer Program in Low-Income Families in Guinea-Bissau
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 34,148
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in per capita food expeditures
研究概览
简要总结
This pilot study will test the effect of a cash transfer program aiming to improve family food consumption patterns, family health and schooling, with resulting benefits for childhood growth and cognition.
详细描述
Cash transfer (CT) programs in low-income countries that allow recipients to receive cash designated for specific household expenditures such as food and family health and education typically show significant program benefits. In particular, several programs have shown positive impacts on use of health care resources, nutrition status and self-reported health, along with significant improvements in the motor and cognitive development of young children.
Guinea-Bissau is currently the 11th poorest country and is thus an appropriate target for a cash transfer program. This project will pilot test the effect of a 2 year cash transfer program aiming to improve family food consumption patterns, family health and schooling, with resulting benefits for childhood growth and cognition. Family-wide assessment will be conducted to examine the impact in all family members. Baseline and 3 follow up assessments will be completed.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
盲法说明
Clarify randomization and masking
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Families (defined as groups of individuals who routinely eat together) in 3 regions of Guinea-Bissau.
- •Identified by developing scale based upon household characteristics and assets per capita. As well as access to services such as water, electricity and sanitation.
- •Families having the lowest score identified as lowest income were recruited.
排除标准
- •Families with high scores on asset scale.
- •Families uninterested in participating.
研究组 & 干预措施
Control
Families assigned to this arm will be assessment only controls that do not receive the cash transfer.
Intervention
Families assigned to this arm will recieve a cash transfer following an in-depth conversation with the head of household and the signing of a contract stating they understand the purpose of the study.
干预措施: Cash Transfer (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in per capita food expeditures
时间窗: Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3
change in per capita food expenditure per family will be calculated.
次要结局
- Change in waist circumference(Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Cognition function(When children are 18th months)
- Change in school attendence(Each semester of school in year 1, 2 and 3 of study)
- Change in Grip Strength(Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Change in weight(Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Change in hemoglobin(Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Change in height(Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Changes in family demographics(Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Change in mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)(Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Change in blood pressure(Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Change in HbA1c(Baseline, year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Food intake(Year 1, year 2 and year 3)
- Change in head circumference(After birth, year 1, year 2, year 3)
- Change in Literacy(Year 1, year 2, year 3)