Participation in the Juntos Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Peru is associated with changes in child anthropometric status but not language development or school achievement
| Year | : | 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Author/s | : | Christopher T Andersen, Sarah A Reynolds, Jere R. Behrman, Benjamin Crookston, Kirk Dearden, Javier Escobal, Alan Sanchez, Subha Mani, Aryeh D Stein, Lia CH Fernald |
| Area/s | : | Health and nutrition |
Andersen, C. T., Reynolds, S. A., Behrman, J. R., Crookston, B. T., Dearden, K. A., Escobal, J., Mani, S., Sánchez, A., Stein, A. D. & Fernald, L. C. (2015). Participation in the Juntos Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Peru is associated with changes in child anthropometric status but not language development or school achievement. The Journal of Nutrition, 145 (10), 2396-2405. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.213546
It is unclear what effects a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program would have on child anthropometry, language development, or school achievement in the context of the nutrition transition experienced by many low- andmiddle-income countries. In this study the authors estimated the association of participation in Peru’s Juntos CCT with anthropometry, language development, and school achievement among children aged 7–8 y.
