Conditional cash transfer programme: Impact on homicide rates and hospitalisations from violence in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homicide kills more people than war globally and is associated with income inequality. In Brazil, one of the most unequal countries of the world, the homicide rate is four times higher than the world average. Establishing if the Brazilian conditional cash transfer programme [Bolsa Familia Programme (BFP)], the largest in the world, is associated with a reduction in the rate of homicide is relevant for violence prevention programs. We aimed to assess the effect of BFP coverage on homicide and hospitalization rates from violence.

Methods

BFP coverage and rates of homicide (overall and disaggregated by sex and age) and hospitalizations from violence from all 5,507 Brazilian municipalities between 2004 and 2012 were explored using multivariable negative binomial regre

SUBMITTER: Machado DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6312285 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature