Poverty reduction Other
Conditions
Interventions
For the purposes of the DIUPG Bangladesh intervention, clusters are defined as BRAC (the implementer) branch office catchment areas. BRAC identified eligible households for the DIUPG Bangladesh interv
Sponsors
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
1 Years to 62 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible households were those that met the following conditions: 1. Monthly per capita household income = BDT 2,250 2. Household has at least one member aged 18–62 years 3. Household has at least one person with disability who is aged 1–62 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Household does not meet study inclusion criteria 1-3 2. Household is excluded if any of the household members have an institutional loan.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of this study is to assess extreme poverty reduction. This is assessed via changes on the following measures (all measured at baseline and at endline after approximately 25 months of follow up): 1. Per capita household income, measured via reported annual income of all working members in the household 2. Income of persons with disabilities measured via reported annual income of persons with disabilities 3. Employment of persons with disabilities measured via reported all earning activities of persons with disabilities in the last year 4. Per capita food consumption and expenditures measured via reported total amount of foods consumed by all household members in the last 3 days and their monetary values 5. Per capita non-food expenditures measured via reported total non-food expenditures for the last month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All measured at baseline and at endline after approximately 25 months of follow up: 1. Financial inclusion measured via reported amount of savings of all household members and reported amount of loans from all sources by all members last year. 2. Psychological well-being measured via total scores on 14 scale items 3. Health-seeking behaviour measured via reported illness and medical treatment in the last year. 4. Social inclusion of persons with disabilities measured via total scores on 14 scale items. | — |
Countries
Bangladesh, England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactMark Carew
Outcome results
None listed