Health, Nutrition, and Well-Being
Evidence suggests that cash transfer recipients increase their food-related expenditures and improve their dietary diversity. Recipients may also increase their health service utilization and be discouraged from risky behaviors such as alcohol consumption and unprotected sexual activity, potentially contributing to reduced HIV incidence.
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| Type | Title | Country(s) | Year | Citation |
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| Presentation | Long-term effects on households and adult children of Malawi's National Cash Transfer Program | Malawi | 2024 | |
| Journal Article | Transactional sex among adolescent girls and young women enrolled in a cash plus intervention in rural Tanzania: a mixed-methods study | Tanzania | 2022 | |
| Journal Article | Unconditional cash transfers and safe transitions to adulthood in Malawi | Malawi | 2024 | |
| Journal Article | Impacts of cash transfer and “cash plus” programs on self- perceived stress in Africa: Evidence from Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania | Ghana; Malawi; Tanzania | 2023 | John Maara, Cristina Cirillo, Gustavo Angeles, Leah Prencipe, Marlous deMilliano, Sarah M. Lima, Tia Palermo, Impacts of cash transfer and “cash plus” programs on self- perceived stress in Africa: Evidence from Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania, SSM – Population Health,Volume 22, 2023, 101403, ISSN 2352-8273, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101403. |
| Journal Article | ‘Joy, not sorrow’: Men's perspectives on gender, violence, and cash transfers targeted to women in northern Ghana | Ghana | 2023 | |
| Instrument | 3_BEM-ESTAR DA CRIANÇA DE MOÇAMBIQUE: 2021, INQUÉRITO UNIDADE SANITÁRIA | Mozambique | 2021 | |
| Instrument | 3_Mozambique Child Wellbeing Endline Survey 2021, Health Facility Survey | Mozambique | 2021 | |
| Instrument | 2_BEM-ESTAR DA CRIANÇA DE MOÇAMBIQUE: 2021, INQUÉRITO À COMUNIDADE | Mozambique | 2021 | |
| Instrument | 2_Mozambique Child Wellbeing Endline Survey 2021, Community Survey | Mozambique | 2021 | |
| Instrument | 1_ESTUDO DO BEM-ESTAR DA CRIANÇA DE MOÇAMBIQUE, INSTRUMENTO DE AGREGADO FAMILIAR | Mozambique | 2021 | |
| Instrument | 1_Mozambique Child Wellbeing Endline Survey, Household Instrument | Mozambique | 2021 | |
| Instrument | 3_BEM-ESTAR DA CRIANÇA DE MOÇAMBIQUE: ESTUDO DE LINHA DE BASE 2019 INQUÉRITO UNIDADE SANITARIÁ | Mozambique | 2019 | |
| Instrument | 3_Mozambique Child Wellbeing Baseline Survey 2019 Health Facility Survey | Mozambique | 2019 | |
| Instrument | 2_BEM-ESTAR DA CRIANÇA DE MOÇAMBIQUE: ESTUDO DE LINHA DE BASE 2019 INQUÉRITO À COMUNIDADE | Mozambique | 2019 | |
| Instrument | 2_Mozambique Child Wellbeing Baseline Survey 2019 Community Survey | Mozambique | 2019 | |
| Instrument | 1_ESTUDO DE BASE DO BEM-ESTAR DA CRIANÇA DE MOÇAMBIQUE, INSTRUMENTO DE AGREGADO FAMILIAR_PT | Mozambique | 2019 | |
| Instrument | 1_Mozambique Child Wellbeing Baseline Survey, Household Instrument_EN | Mozambique | 2019 | |
| Journal Article | Health services availability and readiness moderate cash transfer impacts on health insurance enrolment: evidence from the LEAP 1000 cash transfer program in Ghana | Ghana | 2022 | |
| Journal Article | More evidence on cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Multi-Country | 2022 |
More evidence on cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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| Journal Article | The impact of cash and health insurance on child nutrition during the first 1000 days: Evidence from Ghana | Ghana | 2022 | de Groot, Richard & Yablonski, Jennifer & Valli, Elsa, 2022. “The impact of cash and health insurance on child nutrition during the first 1000 days: Evidence from Ghana,” Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 107(C). |
| Journal Article | Cash transfers’ role in improving livelihood diversification strategies and well-being: short- and medium-term evidence from Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2022 | Pace, Noemi & Sebastian, Ashwini & Daidone, Silvio & Campos, Ana & Prifti, Ervin & Davis, Benjamin. (2022). Cash transfers’ role in improving livelihood diversification strategies and well-being: short- and medium-term evidence from Zimbabwe. World Development. 154. 105874. 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.105874. |
| Journal Article | The impact of unconditional cash transfers on morbidity and health-seeking behaviour in Africa: evidence from Ghana,Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabw | Ghana; Malawi; Multi-Country; Zambia; Zimbabwe | 2022 | Jacob Novignon, Leah Prencipe, Adria Molotsky, Elsa Valli, Richard de Groot, Clement Adamba, Tia Palermo, The impact of unconditional cash transfers on morbidity and health-seeking behaviour in Africa: evidence from Ghana,Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Health Policy and Planning, 2022;, czac014, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czac014 |
| Journal Article | Do Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Mental Health? Evidence From Tanzania’s Governmental Social Protection Program | Tanzania | 2021 | Prencipe, L., Houweling, T., van Lenthe, F., Palermo, T. (2021). “Do Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Mental Health? Evidence From Tanzania’s Governmental Social Protection Program”, Journal of Adolescent Health, ISSN 1054-139X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.04.033. |
| Journal Article | More Evidence on the Impact of Government Social Protection in Sub Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe | Ghana; Malawi; Zimbabwe | 2021 | Handa, S., Otchere, F., Sirma, P. and (2021), More Evidence on the Impact of Government Social Protection in Sub Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Dev Policy Rev. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12576 |
| Video | Do cash transfers help children grow? | Zambia | 2020 | Do cash transfers help children grow? |
| Journal Article | Effects of a large-scale Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Mental Health Outcomes of Young People in Kenya | Kenya | 2016 | Kilburn K, Thirumurthy H, Halpern CT, Pettifor A and Handa S. (2016).Effects of a large-scale Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Mental Health Outcomes of Young People in Kenya,Journal of Adolescent Health,58(2): 223-229. |
| Journal Article | Davis B, Gaarder M, Handa S and Yablonski J. (2012).Evaluating the impact of cash transfer programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: an introduction to the special issue.Journal of Development Effectiveness 4(1): 1-8. | 2012 | Davis B, Gaarder M, Handa S and Yablonski J. (2012).Evaluating the impact of cash transfer programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: an introduction to the special issue.Journal of Development Effectiveness 4(1): 1-8. | |
| Working and Position Paper | Subjective Well-being, Risk Perceptions and Time Discounting: Evidence from a large-scale cash transfer programme | 2014 | Handa S, Martorano B, Halpern C, Pettifor A andThirumurthy H. (2014).Subjective Well-being, Risk Perceptions and Time Discounting: Evidence from a large-scale cash transfer programme,Innocenti Working PapersNo. 2014-02, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence. |
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| Blog | Mental health: Improving youth transition to adulthood with cash transfersKelly Kilburn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November 2015 | 2015 | Mental health: Improving youth transition to adulthood with cash transfersKelly Kilburn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November 2015 | |
| Blog | Marriage, Fertility, and HIV Prevention: Have Our High Hopes for Cash Transfer Programmes and Adolescent Girls been Dashed? | 2015 | Marriage, Fertility, and HIV Prevention: Have Our High Hopes for Cash Transfer Programmes and Adolescent Girls been Dashed? Tia Palermo (UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti), December 2015. |
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| Blog | Giving girls a chance | 2015 | Giving girls a chance Michelle Mills (UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti), August 2015. |
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| Journal Article | Cash Transfers and Child Nutrition in Zambia | Zambia | 2020 | Transfer Project (2020). Cash Transfers and Child Nutrition in Zambia. Carolina Population Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. |
| Journal Article | More evidence on the relationship between cash transfers and child height | Zambia | 2020 | Chakrabarti A, Handa S, Natali L, Seidenfeld D, & Tembo G.(2020).More evidence on the relationship between cash transfers and child height,Journal of Development Effectiveness,DOI:10.1080/19439342.2020.1731568 |
| Journal Article | Does money buy happiness? Evidence from an unconditional cash transfer in Zambia | Zambia | 2016 | Natali L, Handa S, Peterman A, Seidenfeld D and Tembo G on behalf of the Zambia Cash Transfer Evaluation Team. (2018). Does money buy happiness? Evidence from an unconditional cash transfer in Zambia. SSM Population Health, 4: 225 235. |
| Journal Article | Poverty and perceived stress: Evidence from two unconditional cash transfer programs in Zambia | Zambia | 2017 | Hjelm L, Handa S, de Hoop J and Palermo T, on behalf of the Zambia CGP and MCP Evaluation Teams. (2017). Poverty and perceived stress: Evidence from two unconditional cash transfer programs in Zambia.Social Science and Medicine, 117: 110-117. |
| Journal Article | Income transfers and maternal health: Evidence from a national randomized social cash transfer program in Zambia | Zambia | 2015 | Handa S, Peterman A, Seidenfeld D and Tembo G (2015). Income transfers and maternal health: Evidence from a national randomized social cash transfer program in Zambia. Health Economics, 25(2): 225-236. |
| Working and Position Paper | Cash Transfers & Child Nutrition in Zambia | Zambia | 2019 | Chakrabarti A, Handa S, Natali L, Seidenfeld D, Tembo G. (2019). Cash Transfers & Child Nutrition in Zambia. Innocenti Working Papers no. 2019-01, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, Florence. |
| Working and Position Paper | Unconditional Government Social Cash Transfer in Africa Does not Increase Fertility | Zambia | 2015 | Palermo T, Handa S, Peterman A, Prencipe L, Seidenfeld D for Zambia CGP Evaluation Team. (2015). Unconditional Government Social Cash Transfer in Africa Does not Increase Fertility. Innocenti Working Papers No. 2015-09, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence. |
| Working and Position Paper | Are Cash Transfers a Silver Bullet? Evidence from the Zambian Child Grant | Zambia | 2014 | Handa S, Seidenfeld D, Davis B, Tembo G and the Zambia Cash Transfer Evaluation Team (2014). Are Cash Transfers a Silver Bullet? Evidence from the Zambian Child Grant. Innocenti Working Papers No. 2014-08, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence. |
| Brief | Prevention, protection, and production: Evidence from the Zambian child grant programme | Zambia | 2016 | Pereira A. (2016). Prevention, protection, and production: Evidence from the Zambian child grant programme. Transfer Project Research Brief 2016-07. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | The Zambian government unconditional social cash transfer programme does not increase fertility | Zambia | 2016 | Hjelm L and Palermo T.(2016). The Zambian government unconditional social cash transfer programme does not increase fertility. Transfer Project Research Brief 2016-06. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Unconditional government social cash transfers in Africa do not increase fertility | Kenya; Malawi; Zambia | 2016 | Palermo, T. and Hjelm, L. (2016). Unconditional government social cash transfers in Africa do not increase fertility. Transfer Project Research Brief 2016-02. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Social cash transfers, early pregnancy and marriage in the Kenyan national cash transfer programme | Kenya | 2015 | Pereira A and Peterman A. (2015). Social cash transfers, early pregnancy and marriage in the Kenyan national cash transfer programme. UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Research Brief 2015-05, Florence. |
| Brief | Measuring Health and Well-being of Young People in the Transfer Project | Kenya; Malawi; Zambia; Zimbabwe | 2015 | Palermo T. (2015). Measuring Health and Well-being of Young People in the Transfer Project. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-03. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | Social Protection Programmes Contribute to HIV Prevention | Kenya; Malawi; South Africa; Zimbabwe | 2015 | EPRI/ UNICEF. (2015). Social Protection Programmes Contribute to HIV Prevention. |
| Working and Position Paper | Feed Thy Neighbour: how Social Ties shape Spillover Effects of Cash Transfers on Food Security and Nutrition | Lesotho | 2019 | Carraro A and Ferrone L. (2019).Feed Thy Neighbour: how Social Ties shape Spillover Effects of Cash Transfers on Food Security and Nutrition. Working Paper N.21/2019, DISEI, Universit`a degli Studi di Firenze. |
| Journal Article | Paying for Happiness: Experimental Results from a Large Cash Transfer Program in Malawi | Malawi | 2018 | Kilburn K, Handa S, Angeles G, Tsoka M and Mvula P. (2018). Paying for Happiness: Experimental Results from a Large Cash Transfer Program in Malawi. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 31(2): 331-356. |
| Journal Article | Impacts of the Malawi social cash transfer program on household food and nutrition security | Malawi | 2017 | Brugh K, Angeles G, Mvula P, Tsoka M and Handa S. (2017). Impacts of the Malawi social cash transfer program on household food and nutrition security. Food Policy, 0: 1-14. |
| Journal Article | A multilevel analysis of the effect of Malawi's Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme on school-age children's health | Malawi | 2013 | Luseno WK, Singh K, Handa S and Suchindran C. (2013). A multilevel analysis of the effect of Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme on school-age children’s health. Health Policy and Planning 29(4): 421 – 432. |
| Working and Position Paper | Happiness and Alleviation of Income Poverty: Impacts of an unconditional cash transfer programme using a subjective well-being approach | Malawi | 2016 | Kilburn K, Handa S, Angeles G, Mvula P andTsoka M. (2016). Happiness and Alleviation of Income Poverty: Impacts of an unconditional cash transfer programme using a subjective well-being approach. Innocenti Working Papers no. 2016-23, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, Florence. |
| Journal Article | Enhanced life distress inventory: Development and validation in two African countries | Tanzania | 2020 | Palermo T, Hall J. B, & Cirillo C on behalf of the Tanzania PSSN Youth Study Evaluation Team, Tanzania Adolescent Cash Plus Study Team, and Ghana LEAP 1000 Evaluation Team. (2020).Enhanced life distress inventory: Development and validation in two African countries,British Journal of Health Psychology,DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12448 |
| Journal Article | Does Market Access Mitigate the Impact of Seasonality on Child Growth? Panel Data Evidence from Northern Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 2016 | Abay K and Hirvonen K. (2016). Does Market Access Mitigate the Impact of Seasonality on Child Growth? Panel Data Evidence from Northern Ethiopia. The Journal of Development Studies, 53(9): 1414-1429. |
| Working and Position Paper | Complementarities between social protection and health sector policies: evidence from productive safety net program in Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 2017 | Hirvonen K, Bossuyt A and Pigois R. (2017). Complementarities between social protection and health sector policies: evidence from productive safety net program in Ethiopia. IFPRI Strategy Support Program Working Paper 112. |
| Brief | The broad range of cash transfer impacts in sub-Saharan Africa: Consumption, Human Capital and Productive Activity | Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; South Africa; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe | 2014 | Davis B and Handa S. (2014). The broad range of cash transfer impacts in sub-Saharan Africa: Consumption, Human Capital and Productive Activity. Transfer Project Research Brief. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Journal Article | Child malnutrition, consumption growth, maternal care and price shocks: new evidence from Northern Ghana | Ghana | 2020 | de Groot R, Handa S, Ragno LP, & Spadafora T on behalf of the Ghana LEAP1000 Evaluation Team.(2020).Child malnutrition, consumption growth, maternal care and price shocks: new evidence from Northern Ghana,Development Studies Research,7:1,18-30,DOI:10.1080/21665095.2020.1722721 |
| Journal Article | Impacts of a social protection program paired with fee waivers on enrollment in Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme. | Ghana | 2019 | Palermo T, Valli E, Angeles G, Barrington C, Adamba C, Spadafora T, On Behalf of the LEAP 1000 Evaluation Team. (2019). Impacts of a social protection program paired with fee waivers on enrollment in Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme. BMJ Open, 9(11). |
| Journal Article | Cash transfers and child nutrition: Pathways and impacts | Ghana | 2017 | de Groot R, Palermo T, Handa S, Ragno LP and Peterman A. (2017). Cash transfers and child nutrition: Pathways and impacts. Development Policy Review, 35: 621-643. |
| Journal Article | Can Social Protection Affect Psychosocial Wellbeing and Why Does This Matter? Lessons from Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa | Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Zimbabwe | 2016 | Attah R, Barca V, Kardan K, MacAuslan I, Merttens F andPellerano L. (2016). Can Social Protection Affect Psychosocial Wellbeing and Why Does This Matter? Lessons from Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Journal of Development Studies, 52(8). |
| Working and Position Paper | Child malnutrition, consumption growth, maternal care and price shocks: new evidence from Northern Ghana | Ghana | 2017 | de Groot R, Handa S, Ragno LP and Spadafora T. (2017). Child malnutrition, consumption growth, maternal care and price shocks: new evidence from Northern Ghana. Innocenti Working Papers no. 2017-01, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti. Florence, Italy. |
| Working and Position Paper | Cash Transfers and Child Nutrition: What we know and what we need to know | Ghana | 2015 | de Groot R, Palermo T, Handa S, Ragno LP and Peterman A. (2015). Cash Transfers and Child Nutrition: What we know and what we need to know, Innocenti Working Papers no. 2015-07, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti. Florence, Italy. |
| Journal Article | Examination of performance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Short Form 10 among African youth in poor, rural households | Kenya; Malawi; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe | 2018 | Kilburn K, Prencipe L, Hjelm L, Peterman A, Handa S and Palermo T. (2018). Examination of performance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Short Form 10 among African youth in poor, rural households. BMC Psychiatry, 18(201). |