Effects of a large-scale unconditional cash transfer program on mental health outcomes of young people in Kenya

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 223-229

  Kilburn, Kelly ^a   Thirumurthy, Harsha ^a   Halpern, Carolyn Tucker ^a   Pettifor, Audrey ^a   Handa, Sudhanshu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mental health; Cash transfers; Kenya

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENDER; HEALTH; HOPE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; KENYAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORPHAN CHILD; OUTCOME VARIABLE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM IMPACT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNCONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; ORPHANED CHILD; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949023756     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.09.023     Document Type: Article

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