How effective are cash transfer programmes at improving nutritional status? A rapid evidence assessment of programmes' effects on anthropometric outcomes.

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5 Executive Summary 6 1. Background 9 1.1 Aims and rationale for current review 9 1.2 Definitional and conceptual issues 12 1.3 Policy and research background 14 1.4 Theories linking CCTs to nutritional status 17 1.5 Objectives 20 2. Methods used in the review 22 2.1 Approach and user involvement 22 2.2 Identifying and describing studies 22 2.3 Methods for synthesis 30 3. Search results 32 3.1 Studies included from searching and screening 32 3.2 Details of included programmes 37 4. Synthesis results 42 4.1 Summarizing reported outcomes 42 4.2 Synthesis of evidence 52 4.3 Summary of results of synthesis 53 5. Strengths and limitations 62 6. Conclusions and recommendations 64 6.1 Review of and response to hypotheses 64 6.2 Policy recommendations 67 6.3 Final word and areas highlighted for future research 68 7. References 69 7.1 Studies included in review 69 7.2 Other references used in the text of the technical report 71 Appendices 76 Appendix 1.1: Authorship of this report 76 Appendix 2.1: Summary of the database searches by date 77 Appendix 2.2: Complete list of search terms 78 Appendix 3.1: Details of studies included in the review 79

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