Financial Incentives for Linkage to Care and Viral Suppression Among HIV-Positive Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial (HPTN 065).

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Achieving linkage to care and viral suppression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients improves their well-being and prevents new infections. Current gaps in the HIV care continuum substantially limit such benefits.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of financial incentives on linkage to care and viral suppression in HIV-positive patients.

Design, setting, and participants

A large community-based clinical trial that randomized 37 HIV test and 39 HIV care sites in the Bronx, New York, and Washington, DC, to financial incentives or standard of care.

Interventions

Participants at financial incentive test sites who had positive test results for HIV received coupons redeemable for $125 cash-equivalent gift cards upon linkage to care.

SUBMITTER: El-Sadr WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5604092 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature