Research Snapshot: Can Cash Transfers Help Syrian Refugees Manage Diabetes?

Effects of cash transfers on health-seeking behaviour, service use, and clinical outcomes among Syrian refugees with type II diabetes in Jordan

From:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published: 3 November 2020

Country:: Jordan, Syria
Document Type:: Briefing
Theme:: Health, Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
Authors:: elrha

Abstract

This study - summarised as a research snapshot - examined the effects of conditional and unconditional cash transfers and health education on health-seeking behaviour, service utilization, and clinical outcomes among Syrian refugees with type II diabetes in Jordan. This snapshot contains key messages, findings, implications for humanitarian policymakers and practitioners and recommendations for further research.

This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme

Citation

elrha (2020) Research Snapshot: Can Cash Transfers Help Syrian Refugees Manage Diabetes? elrha