Federal government websites often end in. The site is secure. Methods: We surveyed adults from 1, randomly sampled households receiving social cash transfers. We examined associations between accelerators social cash transfers, life-long learning, mobile phone access and seven well-being indicators among adolescents using multivariate logistic regressions.
Results: The sample comprised 1, adolescents, Mobile phone access was associated with no poverty adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR] 2. Social cash transfers were associated with no disability-related health restrictions aOR 2. Life-long learning was associated with informal cash transfers aOR 3. Adolescents with disabled head-of-household reported worse poverty, good health but less suicidal ideation.
Conclusions: Social cash transfers, life-long learning, and mobile phone access were positively associated with well-being indicators. Adolescents living with disabled head-of-household benefited less. Governments should implement policies to correct disability-related inequalities. Adolescence, ranging from 10 to 24 years, is a formative period to intervene on multiple SDGs.
This age range encompasses a broad understanding of adolescence and can be used to target health and development investments across a wide range of settings [ 1 ].
Adolescents aged 15—24 years comprise The rapidly developing physical and mental growth in the transition into adulthood during adolescence, has a strong impact on health and well-being in adulthood [ 1 , 3 ]. In sub-Saharan Africa, where the adolescent population is growing fast, the potential to improve their well-being is more constrained [ 2 ].
