Impacts of two-year multisectoral cash plus programs on young adolescent girls' education, health and economic outcomes: Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya (AGI-K) randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early adolescence is a critical window for intervention when it is possible to lay a foundation for a safe transition to adulthood, before negative outcomes occur. The Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya randomized trial tested the effects of combinations of interventions for young adolescent girls in two sites - the Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi and rural Wajir County in the Northeastern region.

Methods

The interventions included community dialogues on the role and value of girls (violence prevention), a conditional cash transfer (education), weekly group meetings for girls with health and life skills training (health), and training and incentives for financial literacy and savings activities (wealth creation). Participants were randomized to one of four st

SUBMITTER: Austrian K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8613919 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature