[HTML][HTML] 20 years of the evidence base on what works to prevent child marriage: A systematic review

A Malhotra, S Elnakib - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose This review assesses evaluations published from 2000 to 2019 to shed light on
what approaches work, especially at scale and sustainably, to prevent child marriage in low …

Interventions to prevent child marriage among young people in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the published and gray literature

AM Kalamar, S Lee-Rife, MJ Hindin - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2016 - Elsevier
Child marriage, defined as marriage before the age of 18 years, is a human rights violation
that can have lasting adverse educational and economic impacts. The objective of this …

The impact of cash transfers on social determinants of health and health inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

E Owusu-Addo, AMN Renzaho… - Health policy and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cash transfers (CTs) are now high on the agenda of most governments in low-and middle-
income countries. Within the field of health promotion, CTs constitute a healthy public policy …

Unconditional cash transfers for reducing poverty and vulnerabilities: effect on use of health services and health outcomes in low‐and middle‐income countries

F Pega, R Pabayo, C Benny, EY Lee… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Unconditional cash transfers (UCTs; provided without obligation) for reducing
poverty and vulnerabilities (eg orphanhood, old age, or HIV infection) are a social protection …

[HTML][HTML] Child marriage and associated outcomes in northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study

R De Groot, MY Kuunyem, T Palermo - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Child marriage is a human rights violation disproportionately affecting girls in
lower-and middle-income countries and has serious public health implications. In Ghana …

Myth-busting? Confronting six common perceptions about unconditional cash transfers as a poverty reduction strategy in Africa

S Handa, S Daidone, A Peterman… - The World Bank …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
This paper summarizes evidence on six perceptions associated with cash transfer
programming, using eight rigorous evaluations conducted on large-scale government …

Cash transfers and child nutrition: pathways and impacts

R De Groot, T Palermo, S Handa… - … policy review: the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Childhood malnutrition remains a significant global problem, with an estimated 162 million
children under the age of five suffering from stunted growth. This article examines the extent …

[HTML][HTML] Conditional cash transfer program and child mortality: A cross-sectional analysis nested within the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort

D Ramos, NB da Silva, MY Ichihara, RL Fiaccone… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Brazil has made great progress in reducing child mortality over the past
decades, and a parcel of this achievement has been credited to the Bolsa Família program …

Preventing gender-based violence victimization in adolescent girls in lower-income countries: Systematic review of reviews

KM Yount, KH Krause, SS Miedema - Social Science & Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
This systematic review of reviews synthesizes evidence on the impact of interventions to
prevent violence against adolescent girls and young women 10–24 years (VAWG) in low …

Interventions to prevent unintended and repeat pregnancy among young people in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the published and gray …

MJ Hindin, AM Kalamar, TA Thompson… - Journal of adolescent …, 2016 - Elsevier
Adolescent pregnancy, particularly unintended pregnancy, can have lasting social,
economic, and health outcomes. The objective of this review is to identify high-quality …