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ArticleEconomics and human biology2024

Do conditional cash transfers reduce hypertension?

Emma Aguila, William H Dow, Felipe Menares, Susan W Parker, Jorge Peniche, Soomin Ryu

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Article in Economics and human biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Emma AguilaSol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
William H DowDivision of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Felipe MenaresDepartment of Demography, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Electronic address: fmenares@berkeley.edu.
Susan W ParkerSchool of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
Jorge PenicheSol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Soomin RyuDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
University of California, Berkeley · USUniversity of Southern California · USUniversity of Maryland, College Park · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Program Development (Pilot)P30AG012839 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI Magali Barbieri · 1999 to 2026
$18.6M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG012839
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Progresa, an anti-poverty conditional cash transfer program, has been a model for similar programs in more than 60 countries. Numerous studies have found positive impacts on schooling, the nutritional and health status of children and adolescents, and household consumption. However, the effects on the health of older adult beneficiaries have been particularly understudied. In this paper we analyze the effects of Progresa on middle-aged and older adult health, focusing on a high prevalence chronic condition: hypertension. Our results show that Progresa had significant benefits in terms of improved hypertension diagnosis and use of treatment drugs. However, we did not find significant changes in uncontrolled hypertension as measured by systolic and diastolic blood pressure biomarkers in household survey data. Thus, while cash transfer programs may facilitate financial access to healthcare visits and the ability to buy prescribed medicines, by itself the program might not improve hypertension outcomes without complementary healthcare system follow-up to ensure dosage titration and medication adherence.

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HypertensionAgedBlood PressureFemaleHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPovertyConditional cash transfersElderlyHealthHypertensionMexico

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