Economic incentives for HIV testing by adolescents in Zimbabwe: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV testing is the important entry point for HIV care and prevention service, but uptake of HIV testing and thus coverage of antiretroviral therapy are much lower in older children and adolescents than in adults. We investigated the effect of economic incentives provided to caregivers of children aged 8-17 years on uptake of HIV testing and counselling in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Methods

This randomised controlled trial was nested within a household HIV prevalence survey of children aged 8-17 years in Harare. Households with one or more survey participants whose HIV status was unknown were eligible to participate in the trial. Eligible households were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to either receive no incentive, receive a fixed US$2 incentive, or participate in a lottery for

SUBMITTER: Kranzer K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5809636 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature