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UNKNOWN

Evaluation of a Cash Transfer Program in Low-Income Families in Guinea-Bissau

Lead Sponsor:

Ministry of Finance, Guinea-Bissau

Collaborating Sponsors:

International Partnership for Human Development (IPHD)

National Institute of Statistics (INE)

Conditions:

Per Capita Food Consumption Expenditure

Childhood Growth

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This pilot study will test the effect of a cash transfer program aiming to improve family food consumption patterns, family health and schooling, with resulting benefits for childhood growth and cogni...

Detailed Description

Cash transfer (CT) programs in low-income countries that allow recipients to receive cash designated for specific household expenditures such as food and family health and education typically show sig...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Families (defined as groups of individuals who routinely eat together) in 3 regions of Guinea-Bissau.
  • Identified by developing scale based upon household characteristics and assets per capita. As well as access to services such as water, electricity and sanitation.
  • Families having the lowest score identified as lowest income were recruited.

Exclusion

  • Families with high scores on asset scale.
  • Families uninterested in participating.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 25 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

34148 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03455257

Start Date

April 25 2017

End Date

December 1 2020

Last Update

March 6 2018

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Bissau, Guinea-Bissau