The impact of conditional cash transfers on health outcomes and use of health services in low and middle income countries

The impact of a conditional cash transfer programme on determinants of child health: evidence from Colombia

“…Mexico, Nicaragua and Brazil, which have also found stronger effects in rural areas (8,16,(35)(36)(37)(38) . On the other hand, we found no evidence that the programme had significant effects on maternal employment, women's empowerment, and women's knowledge, attitudes and practices about caregiving practices.…”

Economic impacts of conditional cash transfer programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Transfers conditional on work, as in public works programmes, Tying cash transfers to human capital investments in children is argued to help break intergenerational poverty transmission. Systematic reviews of evidence on the impacts of cash transfer programmes indicate that they are effective in improving education attendance (Baird et al 2012), immunisation coverage (Gaarder et al 2010), health facility use (Lagarde et al 2009) and child nutrition (Manley et al 2012). Some reviews adopt a theory-based approach to analyse the mechanisms underlying these impacts (Leroy et al 2009;Gaarder et al 2010).…”

Improving access to maternity services: an overview of cash transfer and voucher schemes in South Asia

“…These include voucher schemes, where all or part of the cost of services are paid for specific groups, and cash transfer schemes, where women are reimbursed for the costs of maternity services. 2,7 In spite of the popularity of these schemes with policymakers, there is as yet insufficient evidence of their impact. 8 Rigorous evaluations are lacking, particularly evidence of effects of the schemes on utilisation, targeting, quality of care and maternal mortality and morbidity.…”