The impact of Conditional Cash Transfer program on stunting in under five year's poor children.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

As stunting is the most perilous health and nutrition problem for children under five in rural poor households worldwide and CCT programs are normally used to reduce poverty through conditionalities, this study examines the effect of CCT program health conditionality on reducing stunting, considering the longer time perspective which lacks in most available evidence.

Study design

This was quasi-experimental design.

Methods

The study used secondary household data kept by TASAF PSSN in Tanzania, coupled with corresponding children data from their respective clinic cards. The study used Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) for inferential statistics regarding household stunting.

Results

Children mothers are mostly non-educated with 33 % for contro

SUBMITTER: Rukiko MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10618750 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature