Impact of a Mobile Money-Based Conditional Cash Transfer Intervention on Health Care Utilization in Southern Madagascar: Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile money-based cash transfer interventions are becoming increasingly utilized, especially in humanitarian settings. southern Madagascar faced a humanitarian emergency in 2021-2022, when the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a severe famine affected the fragile region simultaneously.

Objective

This mixed-methods study aims to analyze the impact and factors influencing the success of a mobile money-based conditional cash transfer intervention for health care utilization at 4 primary and 11 secondary facilities in Madagascar.

Methods

We obtained quantitative data from 11 facility registers, detailing patient numbers per month, categorized into maternity care, surgical care, pediatric care, outpatient care, and inpatient care. An interrupted time ser

SUBMITTER: Franke MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11892416 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature