Malaria causes 400 thousand deaths worldwide annually. In 2018, 25% (187,693) of the total malaria cases in the Americas were in Brazil, with nearly all (99%) Brazilian cases in the Amazon region. The Bolsa Família Programme (BFP) is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) programme launched in 2003 to reduce poverty and has led to improvements in health outcomes. CCT programmes may reduce the burden of malaria by alleviating poverty and by promoting access to healthcare, however this relationship is underexplored. This study investigated the association between BFP coverage and malaria incidence in Brazil.
Autoria: Layana Costa Alves, Mauro Sanchez, Thomas Hone, Luiz Felipe Pinto, Joilda Silva Nery, Pedro Luiz Tauil, Mauricio Barreto, Gerson Oliveira Penna.
Periódico: BMJ Open
Ano de publicação: 2021