Using Lotteries to Incentivize Safer Sexual Behavior Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial on HIV Prevention
Financial incentives are a promising HIV prevention strategy. This paper assesses the effect on HIV incidence of a lottery program in Lesotho with low expected payments but a chance to win a high prize conditional on negative test results for sexually transmitted infections. The intervention resulte...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
The World Bank
2015
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Series: | World Bank E-Library Archive
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Collection: | World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Financial incentives are a promising HIV prevention strategy. This paper assesses the effect on HIV incidence of a lottery program in Lesotho with low expected payments but a chance to win a high prize conditional on negative test results for sexually transmitted infections. The intervention resulted in a 21.4 percent reduction in HIV incidence over two years. Lottery incentives appear to be particularly effective for individuals willing to take risks. This paper estimates a model linking sexual behavior to HIV incidence and finds that risk-loving individuals reduce the number of unprotected sexual acts by 0.3/month for every |
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Physical Description: | 48 p |