The short-term impacts of a schooling conditional cash transfer program on the sexual behavior of young women (Anglais)

This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled The short-term impacts of a schooling conditional cash transfer program on the sexual behavior of young women, conducted during the time period 2007 to 2009 in Malawi. The...  Voir la suite This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled The short-term impacts of a schooling conditional cash transfer program on the sexual behavior of young women, conducted during the time period 2007 to 2009 in Malawi. The study observed that recent evidence suggests that conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs for schooling are effective in raising school enrolment and attendance. In addition, the incidence of the onset of sexual activity was 38 percent lower among all program beneficiaries than the control group. Overall, these results suggest that CCT programs not only serve as useful tools for improving school attendance but may also reduce sexual activity, teen pregnancy, and early marriage. The program led to large statistically significant increases in enrollment, particularly among those who were not enrolled at baseline. The program reduced dropout rates by 35 percent, from 10.9 percent among control to 7 percent among the treated. The program reduced the propensity to get married for those who dropped out, but had no effect on girls who remained in school. Funding for the study derived from Spanish Impact Evaluation Fund.  Réduire