Search Results - "Otchere, Frank"

Risk factors of adolescent exposure to violence in Burkina Faso by Musizvingoza, Ronald, Tirivayi, Nyasha, Otchere, Frank, Viola, Francesca

“…Globally violence against children and adolescents is a significant public health problem. Since children rely on family for early learning and socialization,…”
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Ghana's National Health insurance scheme and maternal and child health: a mixed methods study by Singh, Kavita, Osei-Akoto, Isaac, Otchere, Frank, Sodzi-Tettey, Sodzi, Barrington, Clare, Huang, Carolyn, Fordham, Corinne, Speizer, Ilene

“…Ghana is attracting global attention for efforts to provide health insurance to all citizens through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). With the…”
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Knowledge of and access to frontline workers among poor, rural households in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study by Quinones, Sarah, Palermo, Tia, Gavrilovic, Maja, Vinci, Vincenzo, Otchere, Frank, Mussa, Essa Chanie

“…Social protection programmes have effectively reduced poverty and improved food security. However, the effects of poverty require an intersectoral approach to…”
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Impact of community-based health insurance on health services utilisation among vulnerable households in Amhara region, Ethiopia by Mussa, Essa Chanie, Palermo, Tia, Angeles, Gustavo, Kibur, Martha, Otchere, Frank

“…Ethiopia piloted community-based health insurance in 2011, and as of 2019, the programme was operating in 770 districts nationwide, covering approximately 7…”
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COVID-19 and child education outcomes in Southern Ghana by Okyere, Charles Yaw, Otchere, Frank, Darko, Joseph Kujo, Osei, Christian Kwaku

“…This study analyses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on child education outcomes by providing evidence on the gendered dimension, determinants and coping…”
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Building Resilience through Social Protection: Evidence from Malawi by Otchere, Frank, Handa, Sudhanshu

“…We apply a well-known resilience index developed by the FAO to data from a cash transfer evaluation in Malawi to address two key questions: Is the FAO index a…”
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More evidence on the impact of government social protection in sub‐Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi, and Zimbabwe by Handa, Sudhanshu, Otchere, Frank, Sirma, Paul

“…Summary Motivation Governments in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) have rapidly expanded cash transfer programmes as part of their social protection strategy over the…”
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Linking poverty-targeted social protection and Community Based Health Insurance in Ethiopia: Enrolment, linkages, and gaps by Mussa, Essa Chanie, Otchere, Frank, Vinci, Vincenzo, Reshad, Abduljelil, Palermo, Tia

“…Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) has received increasing attention in low and middle-income countries as a pathway toward universal health coverage. In…”
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Government of Malawi's unconditional cash transfer improves youth mental health by Angeles, Gustavo, de Hoop, Jacobus, Handa, Sudhanshu, Kilburn, Kelly, Milazzo, Annamaria, Peterman, Amber

“…We explore the impacts of Malawi's national unconditional cash transfer program targeting ultra-poor households on youth mental health. Experimental findings…”
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Unconditional cash transfers and safe transitions to adulthood in Malawi by Lambon-Quayefio, Monica, Peterman, Amber, Handa, Sudhanshu, Molotsky, Adria, Otchere, Frank, Mvula, Peter, Tsoka, Maxton, de Hoop, Jacobus, Angeles, Gustavo, Kilburn, Kelly, Milazzo, Annamaria

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Addressing the Burden of Education Financing in Low and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: The Role of Savings Accounts, Cash Transfers, and Other Income Sources by Ansong, David, Okumu, Moses, Otchere, Frank, Koomson, Isaac, Sherraden, Michael

“…Cost-sharing between governments and families remains a strategic part of many governments’ post-secondary education funding policies in low-income countries…”
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Data-driven multi-index overlay gold prospectivity mapping using geophysical and remote sensing datasets by Forson, Eric Dominic, Wemegah, David Dotse, Hagan, Godfred Bright, Appiah, Desmond, Addo-Wuver, Fortune, Adjovu, Isaac, Otchere, Frank Osae, Mateso, Said, Menyeh, Aboagye, Amponsah, Theophilus

“…The comparative relevance of each geospatial component of mineralization differs from one geological terrane to the other because various sought-after mineral…”
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Child marriage and associated outcomes in northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study by de Groot, Richard, Kuunyem, Maxwell Yiryele, Palermo, Tia

“…Child marriage is a human rights violation disproportionately affecting girls in lower- and middle-income countries and has serious public health implications…”
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Vaccine pricing and production capacity in Africa: can Africa move beyond pooled procurement in the face of a future pandemic? by Osei, Christian Kwaku, Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward, Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Otchere, Frank

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Beyond internal validity: Towards a broader understanding of credibility in development policy research

“…We provide evidence from the Transfer Project to show that methodological design is only one factor in determining credibility in the eyes of policymakers…”
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Three Essays on Poverty Reduction and Socio-Economic Development in Malawi by Otchere, Frank

“…Malawi remains one of the impoverished countries in the world with about 70 per cent of the population living below $1.9 a day as of 2018. In 2017, the country…”
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Health services availability and readiness moderate cash transfer impacts on health insurance enrolment: evidence from the LEAP 1000 cash transfer program in Ghana by Otieno, Peter, Angeles, Gustavo, Quiñones, Sarah, van Halsema, Vincent, Novignon, Jacob, Palermo, Tia

“…Expanding health insurance coverage is a priority under Sustainable Development Goal 3. To address the intersection between poverty and health and remove cost…”
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Cash Transfers, Early Marriage, and Fertility in Malawi and Zambia by Dake, Fidelia, Natali, Luisa, Angeles, Gustavo, de Hoop, Jacobus, Handa, Sudhanshu, Peterman, Amber

“…There is increasing interest in the ability of cash transfers to facilitate safe transitions to adulthood in low-income settings; however, evidence from…”
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