Impacts of cash transfer and "cash plus" programs on self- perceived stress in Africa : Evidence from Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania
© 2023 The Authors..
Poverty and poor mental health are closely linked. Cash transfers have significantly expanded globally. Given their objectives around poverty reduction and improving food security, a major chronic stressor in Africa, cash transfers may affect mental health outcomes. We examine impacts of three large-scale government cash transfer or cash plus programs in Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania on self-perceived stress using an innovative, newly adapted measure for rural African settings. Linear regression models were used to estimate treatment impacts. We find that cash transfers reduced self-perceived stress in Malawi, but programs in Ghana and Tanzania had no impacts on self-perceived stress. These mixed findings, combined with recent reviews on cash transfers and mental health, suggest that cash transfers may play a role in improving mental health. However, cash alone may not be sufficient to overcome many challenges related to poverty, and complementary programming may also be needed to improve mental health.
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2023 |
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2023 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22 |
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SSM - population health - 22(2023) vom: 01. Juni, Seite 101403 |
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Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
Maara, John [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 14.05.2023 published: Electronic-eCollection Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101403 |
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