Cochrane · systematic review · CD011247
Unconditional cash transfers for assistance in humanitarian disasters: effect on use of health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Pega, F, Liu, SY, Walter, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Public HealthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
14
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
5
Included studies
NR
No studies 5 · 35.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 9 · 64.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: children and adults in low‐ and middle‐income countries
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Received vitamin or iron supplements Z‐score of proportion ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 3326 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Received deworming drugs Z‐score of proportion ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 3326 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Died Mortality rate per 10,000 child‐months ( | HR 0.26 [0.1, 0.66] | 1 study · 2885 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Height for age Z‐score of number ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 3326 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Number of days sick in bed Z‐score of number ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 3326 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Became severely acutely malnourished Incidence of first event per 1000 child months ( | HR 0.44 [0.24, 0.8] | 1 study · 2885 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Level of depression Z‐score of Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression score. Scale: from 0 to 80. ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 3326 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Comparison
Population: children and adults in low‐ and middle‐income countries
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Received vitamin or iron supplements | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Received deworming drugs | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Died Mortality rate per 10,000 child‐months ( | HR 2.27 [0.69, 7.44] | 1 study · 3044 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Height for age | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of days sick in bed | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Became severely acutely malnourished Incidence of first event per 1000 child months ( | HR 1.15 [0.67, 1.99] | 1 study · 3044 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Level of depression | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |