The REFANI Pakistan study--a cluster randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cash-based transfer programmes on child nutrition status
Study protocol
Abstract
Cash-based transfer programmes are an emerging strategy in the prevention of wasting in children, especially targeted at vulnerable households during periods of food insecurity or during emergencies. However, the evidence surrounding the use of either cash or voucher transfer programmes in the humanitarian context and on nutritional outcomes is elusive. More evidence is needed not only to inform the global community of practice on best practices in humanitarian settings, but also to help strengthen national mitigation responses.
This study sets out to evaluate the impact of 3 cash-based interventions on nutritional outcomes in children aged less than five years from poor and very poor households in Dadu District.
This work is part of the Research on Food Assistance for Nutritional Impact (REFANI) project.
Citation
Fenn, B., Sangrasi, G.M., Puett, C. et al. The REFANI Pakistan study—a cluster randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cash-based transfer programmes on child nutrition status: study protocol. BMC Public Health 15, 1044 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2380-3