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

Interventions for improving coverage of childhood immunisation in low- and middle-income countries

“…We found low-certainty evidence that monetary incentives (in the form of vouchers, conditional, and unconditional cash transfers) may have little or no effect on uptake of vaccines. This differs from the findings of several related systematic reviews: one systematic review on the effect of conditional cash transfers on health outcomes and the use of health services reported an improvement in the use of health services but, similar to this review, reported mixed results for uptake of immunisation in children (Lagarde 2009a ). Two older (and now out of date) reviews also reported on the effects of this intervention (Giuffrida 1997 ; Kane 2004 ).…”

Interventions for improving coverage of childhood immunisation in low- and middle-income countries

“…We found low-certainty evidence that monetary incentives (in the form of vouchers, conditional, and unconditional cash transfers) may have little or no effect on uptake of vaccines. This differs from the findings of several related systematic reviews: one systematic review on the effect of conditional cash transfers on health outcomes and the use of health services reported an improvement in the use of health services but, similar to this review, reported mixed results for uptake of immunisation in children (Lagarde 2009a ). Two older (and now out of date) reviews also reported on the effects of this intervention (Giuffrida 1997 ; Kane 2004 ).…”

Financial incentives and coverage of child health interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The quantitative evidence for an effect of financial incentives and policies on the coverage of child health interventions presented here does not support the positive findings of earlier qualitative assessments of such programs [ 18 , 35 ]. Because the evidence is currently limited and of low quality, we plan to conduct systematic updates of this analysis as new studies and evaluations of such interventions become available.…”

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

“…The programme increased children's food consumption in both rural and urban areas, as well as dietary diversity among children in rural areas. This is consistent with previous studies in other countries such as 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.…”

Interventions for improving coverage of childhood immunisation in low- and middle-income countries

“…We found low-certainty evidence that monetary incentives (in the form of vouchers, conditional, and unconditional cash transfers) may have little or no effect on uptake of vaccines. This differs from the findings of several related systematic reviews: one systematic review on the effect of conditional cash transfers on health outcomes and the use of health services reported an improvement in the use of health services but, similar to this review, reported mixed results for uptake of immunisation in children (Lagarde 2009a ). Two older (and now out of date) reviews also reported on the effects of this intervention (Giuffrida 1997 ; Kane 2004 ).…”

Financial incentives and coverage of child health interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The quantitative evidence for an effect of financial incentives and policies on the coverage of child health interventions presented here does not support the positive findings of earlier qualitative assessments of such programs [ 18 , 35 ]. Because the evidence is currently limited and of low quality, we plan to conduct systematic updates of this analysis as new studies and evaluations of such interventions become available.…”

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

“…The programme increased children's food consumption in both rural and urban areas, as well as dietary diversity among children in rural areas. This is consistent with previous studies in other countries such as 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.…”

Interventions for improving coverage of childhood immunisation in low- and middle-income countries

“…We found low-certainty evidence that monetary incentives (in the form of vouchers, conditional, and unconditional cash transfers) may have little or no effect on uptake of vaccines. This differs from the findings of several related systematic reviews: one systematic review on the effect of conditional cash transfers on health outcomes and the use of health services reported an improvement in the use of health services but, similar to this review, reported mixed results for uptake of immunisation in children (Lagarde 2009a ). Two older (and now out of date) reviews also reported on the effects of this intervention (Giuffrida 1997 ; Kane 2004 ).…”

Financial incentives and coverage of child health interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The quantitative evidence for an effect of financial incentives and policies on the coverage of child health interventions presented here does not support the positive findings of earlier qualitative assessments of such programs [ 18 , 35 ]. Because the evidence is currently limited and of low quality, we plan to conduct systematic updates of this analysis as new studies and evaluations of such interventions become available.…”

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

“…The programme increased children's food consumption in both rural and urban areas, as well as dietary diversity among children in rural areas. This is consistent with previous studies in other countries such as 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.…”