Status:
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
Active Locations (1)
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PDDC
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau