Estimating the costs for implementing a maternity leave cash transfer program for women employed in the informal sector in Brazil and Ghana.
Grace CarrollMireya Vilar-CompteGraciela TeruelMeztli MoncadaDavid Aban-TamayoHeitor WerneckRicardo Montes de MoraesRafael Pérez-EscamillaPublished in: International journal for equity in health (2022)
Findings show how a standard methodology that relies on routinely available information is feasible and could assist policymakers in estimating the costs of supporting a maternity cash transfer for women employed in the informal sector, such intervention is expected to contribute to social justice, gender equity, and health trajectories.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- pregnancy outcomes
- randomized controlled trial
- health information
- public health
- cervical cancer screening
- depressive symptoms
- breast cancer risk
- mental illness
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- risk assessment
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- social media
- electron transfer