The association of a disability-targeted cash transfer programme with disability status and health-care access: a quasi-experimental study using a nationwide cohort of 4·3 million Chinese adults living with severe disabilities

Impact evaluation of a cash-plus programme for children with disabilities in the Xiengkhouang Province in Lao PDR: study protocol for a non-randomised controlled trial

“…The primary outcome measure is child well-being, measured through a MODA index. Disability-sensitive MODAs are lacking, but using data from a previous study in Vietnam as parameters, 15 we assume an average score of 0.4 (score out of 1) and an SD of 0.12. With a sample size of 330 in the intervention arm and 180 in control arm, we can detect a minimum change in score of 0.035 (1/3 of an SD) with power of 80%, type 1 error of 5% and 20% loss to follow-up.…”

“…12 13 A systematic review on social protection and disability in low-income and middle-income countries published in 2017 retrieved few rigorous studies on the impact of cash transfers and other programmes among people with disabilities, with available evidence limited to cross-sectional or qualitative studies of self-reported impacts with no impact evaluations. 12 Since then, impact evaluations of cash transfers among people with disabilities have been conducted for disability-targeted programmes in the Maldives and China, [14][15][16] as well as mainstream programmes in Malawi and Lesotho. 17 Among people with disabilities of all ages, impacts of cash transfers were modest and mostly concentrated on improvements in food security, health status and increased health-seeking behaviour.…”

“…In China, receipt of a disability-targeted cash transfer was linked to an increased likelihood of using rehabilitation and medical services among both children and adults with disabilities. 15 16 …”