The Effect of a U.S. Poverty Reduction Intervention on Maternal Assessments of Young Children's Health, Nutrition, and Sleep: A Randomized Control Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Children experiencing poverty are more likely to experience worse health outcomes during the first few years of life, including injury, chronic illness, worse nutrition, and poorer sleep. The extent to which a poverty reduction intervention improves children's health, nutrition, sleep, and healthcare utilization is unknown.

Objective

To determine the effect of a 3-year, monthly unconditional cash transfer on health, nutrition, sleep, and healthcare utilization of children experiencing poverty who are healthy at birth.

Design

Longitudinal randomized control trial.

Setting

Mother-infant dyads were recruited from postpartum wards in 12 hospitals in four cities across the U.S.

Participants

1,000 mothers were enrolled in the study. Eligibility crit

SUBMITTER: Sperber JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10246146 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature