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Conditional cash transfers improve birth registration and school attendance amongst orphans and vulnerable children in Manicaland, Zimbabwe.
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Conditional cash transfers improve birth registration and school attendance amongst orphans and vulnerable children in Manicaland, Zimbabwe Laura Robertson, Phyllis Mushati, Jeff Eaton, Morten Skovdal, Lovemore Dumba, Gideon Mavise, Mr Makoni, Christina Schumacher, Tom Crea, Roeland Monasch, Lorraine Sherr, Geoff Garnett, Constance Nyamukapa, Simon Gregson
Cluster-randomised controlled trial of conditional & unconditional cash transfers in Manicaland, Zimbabwe • 30 rural clusters, matched on socio-economic characteristics & randomised to 3 trial arms: UCT, CCT & control • Sept 2009: completed baseline census; May 2011: completed follow-up census • Eligible households: care for children < 18 years, not in richest quintile of households & meet at least one criteria: • Poorest quintile of households • Cares for one or more orphans (under 18 years) • Household head is under 18 years • Chronically ill or disabled household member (any age) • Jan 2010-Jan 2011: eligible households in UCT & CCT arms received US$18 every two months & an extra $4 per child (max 3 children) • CCT arm: households monitored for compliance: • Birth certificates for children < 18 years, including newborns within 3 months. • Children < 5 years: up-to-date with vaccinations & attend growth monitoring twice per year. • Children 6-17 years: attend school >= 90% of school days per month. • 1 adult must attend 2/3 parenting skills classes
30 clusters 4,043 households Flow diagram: clusters & households Baseline CCT arm 10 clusters 1,319 households Baseline UCT arm 10 clusters 1,525 households Baseline control arm 10 clusters 1,199 households 42 migrated 3 refused 26 unknown 48 migrated 0 refused 25 unknown 46 migrated 1 refused 34 unknown Followed CCT arm 10 clusters 1,248 households (95%) Followed UCT arm 10 clusters 1,452 households (95%) Followed control arm 10 clusters 1,118 households (93%)
Primary & secondary endpoints • Intention-to-treat analysis • Effect of interventions: cluster-level linear regression models adjusted for matched study design
Acknowledgments • Partnership for Child Development & World Bank • Wellcome Trust • UNICEF Zimbabwe • Manicaland HIV/AIDS Prevention Project team • Catholic Relief Services • DOMCCP • Study participants