Cash Transfers and Child Nutrition: Pathways and Impacts. (18th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: de Groot, Richard; Palermo, Tia; Handa, Sudhanshu; Ragno, Luigi Peter; Peterman, Amber
• Is Part Of: Development policy review. Volume 35:Number 5(2017:Sep.)
• Page Start: 621
• Page End: 643
• Publication Date: 2017-04-18
• Subjects: cash transfers -- health -- nutrition -- sub‐Saharan Africa; Developing countries -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; 338.91
• DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12255
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0950-6764

Abstract

Abstract: 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 to which cash transfer programmes can improve child nutrition. It adopts a framework that captures and explains the pathways and determinants of child nutrition. The framework is then used to organize and discuss relevant evidence from the impact evaluation literature, focusing on impact pathways and new and emerging findings from sub‐Saharan Africa to identify critical elements that determine child nutrition outcomes as well as knowledge gaps requiring further research, such as children's dietary diversity, caregiver behaviours and stress.