@article{ref1,
title="Effects of government-implemented cash plus model on violence experiences and perpetration among adolescents in Tanzania, 2018‒2019",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2021",
author="Palermo, Tia and Prencipe, Leah and Kajula, Lusajo",
volume="111",
number="12",
pages="2227-2238",
abstract="OBJECTIVEs. To examine the impacts of a government-implemented cash plus program on violence experiences and perpetration among Tanzanian adolescents. <br><br>METHODS. We used data from a cluster randomized controlled trial (n = 130 communities) conducted in the Mbeya and Iringa regions of Tanzania to isolate impacts of the &quot;plus&quot; components of the cash plus intervention. The panel sample comprised 904 adolescents aged 14 to 19 years living in households receiving a government cash transfer. We estimated intent-to-treat impacts on violence experiences, violence perpetration, and pathways of impact. <br><br>RESULTS. The plus intervention reduced female participants' experiences of sexual violence by 5 percentage points and male participants' perpetration of physical violence by 6 percentage points. There were no intervention impacts on emotional violence, physical violence, or help seeking. Examining pathways, we found positive impacts on self-esteem and participation in livestock tending and, among female participants, a positive impact on sexual debut delays and a negative effect on school attendance. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. By addressing poverty and multidimensional vulnerability, integrated social protection can reduce violence. Public Health Implications. There is high potential for scale-up and sustainability, and this program reaches some of the most vulnerable and marginalized adolescents. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(12):2227-2238. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306509).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2021.306509",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306509"
}