Conditional cash transfers, uptake of maternal and child health services, and health outcomes in western rural China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Empirical evidence suggests that the uptake of maternal and child health (MCH) services is still low in poor rural areas of China. There is concern that this low uptake may detrimentally affect child health outcomes. Previous studies have not yet identified the exact nature of the impact that a conditional cash transfer (CCT) has on the uptake of MCH services and, ultimately, on child health outcomes. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between CCT, uptake of MCH services, and health outcomes among children in poor rural areas of western China.

Methods

We designated two different sets of villages and households that were used as comparisons against which outcomes of the treated households could be assessed. In 2014, we conducted a large-scal

SUBMITTER: Zhou H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275386 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature