ArticleStudies in family planning2018
Cash Transfers, Early Marriage, and Fertility in Malawi and Zambia.
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- Early marriage and its associated factors among women in Ethiopia: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Social Assistance Programs and Birth Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Assessment of Nutrition and Health Pathways.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Drivers of child marriage in Eastern and Western provinces in Zambia and effective preventive interventions: Findings from a rapid document review and three stakeholder meetings.Reproductive health · 2026Review
- Cash transfers relax climate-induced mobility constraints in Kenya.Population and environment · 2026Article
- Do social protection programmes affect the burden of breast and cervical cancer? A systematic review.Health policy OPEN · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of economic support, comprehensive sexuality education and community dialogue on early childbearing and sitting for grade nine exams among adolescent girls in rural Zambia: a cluster randomised trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Systematic scoping review of interventions to prevent and respond to child marriage across Africa: progress, gaps and priorities.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of interventions to reduce child marriage and teen pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of quantitative evidence.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- Can cash transfer interventions increase contraceptive use and reduce adolescent birth and pregnancy in low and middle income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Determinants of early marriage among married women in nine high fertility sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Which Structural Interventions for Adolescent Contraceptive Use Have Been Evaluated in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Informing decisions with disparate stakeholders: cross-sector evaluation of cash transfers in Malawi.Health policy and planning · 2022Article
- Child marriage and associated outcomes in northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2018Article
- COVID-19 emergency cash transfer and pregnancy in Brazil.Demographic researchArticle
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Abstract
There is increasing interest in the ability of cash transfers to facilitate safe transitions to adulthood in low-income settings; however, evidence from scaled-up government programming demonstrating this potential is scarce. Using two experimental evaluations of unconditional cash transfers targeted to ultra-poor and labor-constrained households over approximately three years in Malawi and Zambia, we examine whether cash transfers delayed early marriage and pregnancy among youth aged 14 to 21 years at baseline. Although we find strong impacts on poverty and schooling, two main pathways hypothesized in the literature, we find limited impacts on safe transition outcomes for both males and females. In addition, despite hypotheses that social norms may constrain potential impacts of cash transfer programs, we show suggestive evidence that pre-program variation in social norms across communities does not significantly affect program impact. We conclude with policy implications and suggestions for future research.
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