Los efectos de los programas sociales en la salud de la población en condición de pobreza

Evidencias a partir de las evaluaciones de impacto del presupuesto por resultados a programas sociales en Perú

Bibliographic Data

ID15534382
AuthorsDenice Cavero-Arguedas (corresponding author), Viviana Cruzado de la Vega (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), Gabriela Cuadra-Carrasco (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)
Year2017
Volume34
Issue3
Pages528-528
Publication date2017-10-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642
PublisherNational Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE)
DOI10.17843/rpmesp.2017.343.3063
PMID29267779
OpenAlexW2769548658
LanguageES
Citations received3
References cited6

This article describes the experience of the MEF's impact evaluation management as one of the RBB instruments and documents the design and results obtained from three impact evaluations of the most emblematic government social programs. The Service of Visiting Families (SAF) of the National Program "Cuna Mas", conditional cash transfer Program "JUNTOS" and National Program "Pension 65" focusing on objective population's health the outcomes. Among the main results, it was found the SAF generated improvements in cognitive and communication development in children, but had no impact on mothers' child care practices or children's nutritional status. In the case of JUNTOS, there were increases in per capita spending, food expenditure, decreases in severity and poverty gap, increases in school attendance and reductions of school dropout. However, no significant results were found in most indicators of prenatal health, child health, or chronic malnutrition. In the case of Pension 65, there were increases in household consumption and improvements in elderly's emotional health (depression, self valoration); but there was no evidence of increases in the use of health services by the elderly or improvements in their physical health. Therefore, it is recommended that such programs boost their designs and inter-sectoral coordination with MINSA and subnational institutions, in order to improve contents of healthy practices and child care, and optimize the provision of health and education services, in order to meet the demands of their users

Political science · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Public Health and Social Inequalities · Public Policy and Governance