Participation in the Juntos Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Peru Is Associated with Changes in Child Anthropometric Status but Not Language Development or School Achievement.

Christopher T AndersenSarah A ReynoldsJere R BehrmanBenjamin T CrookstonKirk A DeardenJavier EscobalSubha ManiAlan SánchezAryeh D SteinLia C H Fernald

Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2015)

CCT program participation in Peru was associated with better linear growth among boys and decreased BAZ among girls, highlighting that a large-scale poverty-alleviation intervention may influence anthropometric outcomes in the context of the nutrition transition.

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