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Table 3 Declared amounts and types of purchases made by the intervention group using the cash received – results from the quantitative data collection

From: Beneficiaries’ perceptions and reported use of unconditional cash transfers intended to prevent acute malnutrition in children in poor rural communities in Burkina Faso: qualitative results from the MAM’Out randomized controlled trial

 

Data collection from December 2013–March 2014

Data collection from June 2014–September 2014

Data collection from October 2014–January 2015

Number of individuals who spent moneya

Mean amount spent (FCFA)

Number of individuals who spent moneyb

Mean amount spent (FCFA)

Number of individuals who spent moneyc

Mean amount spent (FCFA)

Type of expense

Increase food stores for the household

484

4724

390

6391

449

5451

Buy food for the child

531

2919

315

2787

372

2715

Invest in another activity (1)

391

3659

163

4693

291

4832

Buy materials for child care

324

1396

128

1597

288

1844

Buy non-productive goods

143

1388

24

2392

111

2159

Invest in another activity (2)

82

2041

31

4064

38

3780

Share money with husband/parents/neighbor

53

1611

34

3306

26

2973

Buy productive goods

15

2537

7

5429

14

4071

Invest in income-generating activities

4

3000

0

 

1

10,000

Details of other activities (1)

Health care

295

3998

101

5410

228

4824

Savings

58

2714

48

3258

47

4104

Other

36

 

12

 

16

 
  1. The number of individuals presented in the table corresponds to the number of mothers who reported making various types of purchases
  2. aOut of 616 respondents
  3. bOut of 596 respondents
  4. cOut of 592 respondents