Comparative effectiveness of novel nonmonetary incentives to promote HIV testing.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the comparative effectiveness of alternative incentive-based interventions to promote HIV testing among men.

Design

Randomized clinical trial.

Methods

We enumerated four Ugandan parishes and enrolled men at least 18 years. Participants were randomized to six groups that received incentives of varying type and amount for HIV testing at a 13-day community health campaign. Incentive types were: gain-framed (control): participants were told they would receive a prize for testing; loss-framed: participants were told they had won a prize, shown several prizes, asked to select one, then told they would lose the prize if they did not test; lotteries: those who tested had a chance to win larger prizes. Each incentive type had a low and high amount (∼US$1 an

SUBMITTER: Chamie G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112858 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature