The impact of cash transfers on social determinants of health and health inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Cash transfers (CTs) are now high on the agenda of most governments in low- and middle-income countries. Within the field of health promotion, CTs constitute a healthy public policy initiative as they have the potential to address the social determinants of health (SDoH) and health inequalities. A systematic review was conducted to synthesise the evidence on CTs' impacts on SDoH and health inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa, and to identify the barriers and facilitators of effective CTs. Twenty-one electronic databases and the websites of 14 key organizations were searched in addition to grey literature and hand searching of selected journals for quantitative and qualitative studies on CTs' impacts on SDoH and health outcomes. Out of 182 full texts screened for eligibility, 79 reports that

SUBMITTER: Owusu-Addo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5951115 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature