The government of Kenya's cash transfer program reduces the risk of sexual debut among young people age 15-25.

The aim of this study is to assess whether the Government of Kenya's Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (Kenya CT-OVC) can reduce the risk of HIV among young people by postponing sexual debut. The program provides an unconditional transfer of US$20 per month directly to the main...

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Main Authors: Sudhanshu Handa, Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Audrey Pettifor, Harsha Thirumurthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3893206?pdf=render