Table 3.
Impact of DSF on skilled attendance at birth
| Study | Study data | Effect | 95% confidence interval, s.e. or p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Conditional cash transfers | ||||
| |
Hernandez Prado et al. [27] |
2003 |
No effect in early intervention rural areas |
p > 0.1 |
| 20.1% increase in late intervention rural areas |
p < 0.05 |
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| 10.9-11.3% relative decrease in urban areas |
p < 0.05 |
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| |
Urquieta et al. [32] |
1998, 2000 |
No effect |
p > 0.1 |
| |
Sosa-Rubai et al. [31] |
2007 |
OR: 2.4 in early intervention areas |
s.e.: 0.9 |
| OR: 3.3 in late intervention areas |
s.e.: 1.4 |
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| |
De Brauw and Peterman [33] |
2008 |
12.3-17.8 percentage point increase |
s.e.: 5.4-9.9 |
|
Payments to offset costs of access | ||||
| |
Powell-Jackson et al. [61] |
2001-2007 |
2.3 percentage point increase from baseline |
p < 0.01 |
| |
Powell-Jackson and Hanson [10] |
2008 |
16.6% increase compared to controls |
CI: 4.1, 29.1 |
| |
Lim et al. [9] |
2002-2004, 2007-2009 |
36.2-39.3 increased probability among recipients |
CI: 33.7, 45.0 |
| |
Santhya et al. [45] |
2009, 2010 |
Mean difference: 100% higher among recipients |
p < 0.001 |
| Mean difference: 78.2% rise among recipients with past births and no increase among non-recipients |
p < 0.001 |
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| |
Powell-Jackson et al. [35] |
2002-2004, 2007-2009 |
8.1 percentage point increase from baseline |
s.e.: 1.8 |
|
Vouchers for maternity services | ||||
| |
Rob et al. [75] |
2007, 2008 |
16.1 percentage point increase from baseline |
p < 0.01 |
| |
Ahmed and Khan [79] |
2008 |
OR: 3.6 among recipients |
s.e.: 0.1 |
| |
Hatt et al. [8] |
2009 |
46.2 percentage points higher in intervention areas |
p < 0.001 |
| |
Nguyen et al. [80] |
2009 |
46.4% more likely in intervention areas |
s.e.: 4.3 |
| |
Obare et al. [65] |
2010 |
OR: 2.0 in early intervention areas |
CI: 1.4, 2.8 |
| OR: 0.9 in late intervention areas |
CI: 0.6, 1.5 |
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| Bellows et al. [64] | 2006, 2009 | OR: 1.2 in intervention areas |
CI: 1.0, 1.4 |
|
| OR: 12.9 among recipients | CI: 8.9, 19.3 | |||
Notes. Effect is presented as odds ratio (OR), mean difference compared to controls or percentage increase from baseline. Confidence intervals (CI) are shown if they have been provided in the study, otherwise standard errors (s.e.) and p-values are shown. No quantitative studies on unconditional cash transfers were included in the systematic review. No quantitative studies on vouchers for merit goods considered impact on skilled attendance at birth.