Health, economic and social impacts of the Brazilian cash transfer program on the lives of its beneficiaries: a scoping review

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dc.contributor.authorMagalhaes J.
dc.contributor.authorZiebold C.
dc.contributor.authorEvans-Lacko S.
dc.contributor.authorMatijasevich A.
dc.contributor.authorPaula C.S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-01T06:11:36Z
dc.date.available2024-11-01T06:11:36Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstract© The Author(s) 2024.Background: The Bolsa Família cash transfer Program (BFP) aims to break the poverty cycle by providing a minimum income to poor families conditioned on their investment in human capital (such as, education and health) and currently is the largest Program in the world in terms of the number of beneficiaries. Because there is a scarcity of reviews grouping studies on the impacts of the BFP, the objective of this scoping review was to identify and describe studies which evaluate the impact of the BFP on poverty, health, education, and other related outcomes. Methods: We searched for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method articles that assessed the impact of the BFP on any aspect of the beneficiaries' lives between 2003 and March 2021. We included quantitative articles that used experimental, quasi-experimental or pre and post comparison designs. We excluded articles that analyzed impacts on political outcomes. There was no age restriction for the participants. The search was done in seven electronic databases. Results: One thousand five hundred forty-six papers were identified and 94 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Poverty and health outcomes were the most common outcomes studied. We found consistent evidence of the positive impact of the BFP on poverty reduction, as well as employment outcomes. We also found positive impacts in relation to mortality rates for children and adults, school dropout and school attendance among children and adolescents, and violence related outcomes such as homicide, suicide, crime, and hospitalization. However, we also found some evidence that BFP increased intimate partner violence and gender stereotypes among women and no evidence of impact on teenage pregnancy. Conclusions: Overall, the studies included found that BFP showed positive impacts on most poverty, health and education outcomes. More studies are needed to confirm some results, especially about violence and stereotype against women as there were few evaluations on these outcomes.
dc.description.issuenumber1
dc.description.volume24
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-024-20046-2
dc.identifier.issnNone
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/39673
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Public Health
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subject.otherlanguageBolsa família
dc.subject.otherlanguageEmployability
dc.subject.otherlanguageFood insecurity
dc.subject.otherlanguageGender roles
dc.subject.otherlanguageMortality
dc.subject.otherlanguagePoverty
dc.subject.otherlanguageSocial inclusion
dc.subject.otherlanguageSocial protection
dc.titleHealth, economic and social impacts of the Brazilian cash transfer program on the lives of its beneficiaries: a scoping review
dc.typeArtigo
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local.scopus.eid2-s2.0-85206282038
local.scopus.subjectBrazil
local.scopus.subjectFemale
local.scopus.subjectHealth Status
local.scopus.subjectHumans
local.scopus.subjectPoverty
local.scopus.subjectProgram Evaluation
local.scopus.updated2025-05-01
local.scopus.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85206282038&origin=inward
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