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Evaluations of Interventions with Child Domestic Workers: A Rapid Systematic Review

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph181910084

Keywords

PRISMA; child domestic workers; interventions; girls' and adolescents' health; education; child protection; child labour; labour exploitation; domestic servitude; gender

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  1. Millby Foundation as part of the Invisible Girls Research Programme
  2. Career Re-entry Grants at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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This literature review examined interventions for female child domestic workers regarding health, education, and economic outcomes, finding limited impact on their well-being. While outreach interventions appeared feasible, further efforts are needed to enhance effectiveness and boost the prospects for female child domestic workers.
Little is known about interventions to support the education, skills training, and health of female child domestic workers (CDWs). This rapid systematic literature review followed PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO registration: CRD42019148702) and summarises peer-reviewed and grey literature on health, education, and economic interventions for CDWs and interventions targeting employers. We searched six electronic databases and purposively searched grey literature. We included observational studies, which included an intervention, quasi-experimental, and experimental studies. Two reviewers independently screened articles. Data were extracted on intervention description, inputs, activities, type of evaluation, outcomes, effect size or impact where applicable, limitations, and ethical considerations. All studies were quality appraised. We identified eight papers from five studies. Six papers reported on health-related outcomes, two on education-related outcomes, and three on economic outcomes. No evaluations of employer-related interventions were identified. Only one intervention specifically targeted CDWs. Others included CDWs in their sample but did not disaggregate data for CDWs. Findings suggest that the evaluated interventions had a limited impact on CDW's health, education, and economic outcomes. While it appears feasible to reach CDWs with outreach interventions, further work is needed to improve the consistency of their effectiveness and their ability to improve CDWs' current and future prospects.

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