Unconditional cash transfers delays age of sexual debut among orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya

Posted on March 5, 2014 by admin

by Handa S, Halpern CT, Pettifor A, Thirumurthy H.
PLoS One 2014; 9(1):e85473 (15 January 2014)

9 pp. 224 kB:
http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action;jsessionid=BEFE2954E5F48610D46BAFF2E44EA43F?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0085473&representation=PDF

The aim of this study is to assess whether the Government of Kenya’s Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (Kenya CT-OVC) can reduce the risk of HIV among young people by postponing sexual debut. The program provides an unconditional transfer of US$ 20 per month directly to the main caregiver in the household. The results suggest that large-scale national social cash transfer programs with poverty alleviation objectives may have potential positive spillover benefits in terms of reducing HIV risk among young people in Eastern and Southern Africa.

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