The dynamic relationship between cash transfers and child health
Can the child support grant in South Africa make a difference to child nutrition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15091192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wanga Zembe‐mkabile (0000-0003-4106-4513, South African Medical Research Council, corresponding author), Wanga Zembe-Mkabile, Vundli Ramokolo (0000-0002-9596-1909, South African Medical Research Council), David Sanders (0000-0003-1266-9361, University of the Western Cape), Debra Jackson (0000-0001-5252-5325, University of the Western Cape), Tanya Doherty (0000-0003-1592-0080, South African Medical Research Council) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 356-362 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980015001147 |
| PMID | 26050975 |
| OpenAlex | W2269749861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Objective Cash transfer programmes targeting children are considered an effective strategy for addressing child poverty and for improving child health outcomes in developing countries. In South Africa, the Child Support Grant (CSG) is the largest cash transfer programme targeting children from poor households. The present paper investigates the association of the duration of CSG receipt with child growth at 2 years in three diverse areas of South Africa. Design The study analysed data on CSG receipt and anthropometric measurements from children. Predictors of stunting were assessed using a backward regression model. Setting Paarl (peri-urban), Rietvlei (rural) and Umlazi (urban township), South Africa, 2008. Subjects Children ( n 746), median age 22 months. Results High rates of stunting were observed in Umlazi (28 %), Rietvlei (20 %) and Paarl (17 %). Duration of CSG receipt had no effect on stunting. HIV exposure (adjusted OR=2·30; 95 % CI 1·31, 4·03) and low birth weight (adjusted=OR 2·01, 95 % CI 1·02, 3·96) were associated with stunting, and maternal education had a protective effect on stunting. Conclusions Our findings suggest that, despite the presence of the CSG, high rates of stunting among poor children continue unabated in South Africa. We argue that the effect of the CSG on nutritional status may have been eroded by food price inflation and limited progress in the provision of other important interventions and social services
Anthropometry · Business · Cash transfers · Child health · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Poverty · Psychological intervention · Receipt · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |