The government of Kenya cash transfer for orphaned and vulnerable children: Cross-sectional comparison of household and individual characteristics of those with and without

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ayuku, David ^a   Embleton, Lonnie ^a   Koech, Julius ^b   Atwoli, Lukoye ^a   Hu, Liangyuan ^c   Ayaya, Samuel ^a,b   Hogan, Joseph ^b,c   Nyandiko, Winstone ^a,b   Vreeman, Rachel ^a,b,d   Kamanda, Allan ^e   Braitstein, Paula ^a,b,d,f  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Cash transfer; Food security; Mental health; Nutrition; Orphans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASH TRANSFER TO ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN PROGRAM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; KENYA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORPHANED CHILD; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL STATUS; STUNTING; WELLBEING; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; LEGAL GUARDIAN; ODDS RATIO; PARENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INCOME; KENYA; LEGAL GUARDIANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PARENTS; POVERTY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84907280902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-14-25     Document Type: Article

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