Adolescent pregnancy, particularly unintended pregnancy, can have lasting social,
economic, and health outcomes. The objective of this review is to identify high-quality …

Adolescents are the only age group with growing AIDS-related morbidity and mortality in
Eastern and Southern Africa, making HIV prevention research among this population an …

This paper summarizes evidence on six perceptions associated with cash transfer
programming, using eight rigorous evaluations conducted on large-scale government …

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 …

Cash transfers have received increased scholarly and policy attention, as a means of
reducing poverty in the global South. While cash transfers are primarily intended to prevent …

By leveraging a comparison of Brazil's Bolsa Família and South Africa's Child Support Grant,
this article probes whether and how income transfer programs enhance the standing of …

There is increasing interest in the ability of cash transfers to facilitate safe transitions to
adulthood in low‐income settings; however, evidence from scaled‐up government …

This systematic review synthesizes evidence on the impact of conditional and unconditional
cash transfers (CCT and UCT) on contraception in low‐and middle‐income countries …

Background Poor birth outcomes are an important global public health problem. Social
assistance programs that provide cash or in-kind transfers, such as food or vouchers, hold …

Background Mental health and poverty are strongly interlinked. There is a gap in the
literature on the effects of poverty alleviation programmes on mental health. We aim to fill …