Can cash break the cycle of educational risks for young children in high HIV-affected communities? A cross-sectional study in South Africa and Malawi
| Autor: | Sarah Skeen, Mark Tomlinson, Lorraine Sherr, Ana Macedo, Lucie Cluver, I. S. Hensels |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Risk Malawi Adolescent Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject education Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences South Africa 0302 clinical medicine Environmental protection Global health medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomics Child health care economics and organizations media_common 030505 public health Parenting 4. Education Health Policy Financing Organized Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Articles Geography Cross-Sectional Studies Cash Child Preschool Educational Status Female 0305 other medical science Citation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Global Health Sherr, L, Tomlinson, M, Macedo, A, Skeen, S, Hensels, I S & Cluver, L D 2017, ' Can cash break the cycle of educational risks for young children in high HIV-affected communities? A cross-sectional study in South Africa and Malawi ', Journal of global health, vol. 7, no. 2 . https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.07.020409 |
| ISSN: | 2047-2986 |
| Popis: | Results: Overall 73.1% received a grant - significantly less children with HIV (57.3% vs 75.6% (χ2 = 17.21, P Conclusion: Cash plus good parenting affected some educational outcomes in a stepwise manner, but did not provide additive protection.Background: Household cash grants are associated with beneficial outcomes; enhanced if provided in combination with care.Objectives: This study describes the impact of cash grants and parenting quality on 854 children aged 5-15 (South African and Malawi) on educational outcomes including enrolment, regular attendance, correct class for age and school progress (controlling for cognitive performance). Consecutive attenders at randomly selected Community based organisations were recruited. The effects of cash plus good parenting, HIV status and gender were examined. |
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