Background Cash transfer programs have grown increasingly popular and are now used as
interventions to target a wide array of health outcomes across many diverse settings …

Background Maternal mortality is a critical global public health concern, especially in low-
and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Although maternal mortality rates have …

Background Cost-effective demand-side interventions are needed to increase childhood
immunization. Multiple studies find tying income support programs (≥ USD 50 per year) to …

Background Access to health facilities in many low-income and middle-income countries
remains low, with a strong association between individuals' distance to facilities and health …

Objective Antenatal care (ANC) is crucial to protecting the health of pregnant women and
their unborn children; however, the uptake of ANC among pregnant women in low and …

Introduction Persistently high rates of neonatal and maternal mortality have been associated
with home births in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). However …

Objectives Given high maternal and child mortality rates, we assessed the impact of
conditional cash transfers (CCTs) to retain women in the continuum of care (antenatal care …

In many low‐and middle‐income countries, geographical accessibility continues to be a
barrier to health care utilization. In this paper, we aim to better understand the full …

Objectives The present study aimed to explore the level of utilization and barriers to the free
maternal service (FMS) policy, introduced in 2013 in Kenya. Methods Literature search was …

Objectives Early and adequate antenatal care (ANC) has been shown to reduce maternal
morbidity and mortality globally. Increasing evidence suggests that women's economic …