ArticleWorld development2020
A Cash Plus Program Reduces Youth Exposure to Physical Violence in Zimbabwe.
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- Cash Transfers and After-School Programs: A Randomized Controlled Trial for Young Men at Risk of Violence Exposure in Wilmington, Delaware.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024Trial
- Effects of Government-Implemented Cash Plus Model on Violence Experiences and Perpetration Among Adolescents in Tanzania, 2018‒2019.American journal of public health · 2021Trial
- Exploring relationship pathways to prevent intimate partner violence among young women in Malawi.Culture, health & sexuality · 2026Article
- Prevalence, risk factors and interventions to prevent violence against adolescents and youths in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Risk factors of adolescent exposure to violence in Burkina Faso.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Income support policies and firearm violence prevention: A scoping review.Preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Food Should not be Forgotten: Impacts of Combined Cash Transfer Receipt and Food Security on Child Education and Cognition in South Africa and Malawi.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Violence prevention accelerators for children and adolescents in South Africa: A path analysis using two pooled cohorts.PLoS medicine · 2020Article
- The relationship between cash-based interventions and violence: A systematic review and evidence map.Aggression and violent behaviorArticle
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Abstract
Violence against children and adolescents, a highly prevalent problem, is a clear violation of child rights and has detrimental effects on later life outcomes. Programs that alleviate poverty address a structural determinant of child vulnerability and can thereby reduce child abuse. This paper investigates whether the Government of Zimbabwe's Harmonized Social Cash Transfer (HSCT) Program, which combines cash transfers with complementary services, affects youth exposure to physical violence. The analysis uses data from a non-experimental impact evaluation and a difference-in-differences approach. Results show a 19-percentage point decline in the incidence of physical violence among youth four years into the program. HSCT-induced enhancements in beneficiary households' purchasing capacity and food security, improvements in caregiver subjective well-being, and reductions in youth participation in economic work for pay could be mediating the program's effects on youth abuse. This paper adds to the relatively scarce evidence on the impacts of anti-poverty policies on young people's susceptibility to physical violence in developing countries.
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