Can cash transfer interventions increase contraceptive use and reduce adolescent birth and pregnancy in low and middle income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Dylan Kneale (Author), Abel Kjaersgaard (Author), Malica de Melo (Author), Joelma Joaquim Picardo (Author), Sally Griffin (Author), Rebecca S French (Author), Helen E D Burchett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Becoming pregnant and giving birth under the age of 20 is associated with a range of adverse social, socioeconomic and health outcomes for adolescent girls and their children in Low and middle income countries. Cash transfers are an example of a structural intervention that can change the local soci...