Planning prompts to promote uptake of HIV services among men: a randomised trial in rural Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Interventions informed by behavioural economics, such as planning prompts, have the potential to increase HIV testing at minimal or no cost. Planning prompts have not been previously evaluated for HIV testing uptake. We conducted a randomised clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of low-cost planning prompts to promote HIV testing among men.

Methods

We randomised adult men in rural Ugandan parishes to receive a calendar planning prompt that gave them the opportunity to make a plan to get tested for HIV at health campaigns held in their communities. Participants received either a calendar showing the dates when the community health campaign would be held (control group) or a calendar showing the dates and prompting them to select a date and time when they

SUBMITTER: Kavanagh NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7705572 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature