Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16448
Title: Can Money Prevent the Spread of HIV? A Review of Cash Payments for HIV Prevention
Contributor(s): Pettifor, Audrey (author); MacPhail, Catherine  (author)orcid ; Nguyen, Nadia (author); Rosenberg, Molly (author)
Publication Date: 2012
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0240-zOpen Access Link
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16448
Open Access Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3608680Open Access Link
Abstract: Cash payments to improve health outcomes have been used for many years; however, their use for HIV prevention is new and the impact not yet well understood. We provide a brief background on the rationale behind using cash to improve health outcomes, review current studies completed or underway using cash for prevention of sexual transmission of HIV, and outline some key considerations on the use of cash payments to prevent HIV infections. We searched the literature for studies that implemented cash transfer programs and measured HIV or HIV-related outcomes. We identified 16 studies meeting our criteria; 10 are completed. The majority of studies have been conducted with adolescents in developing countries and payments are focused on addressing structural risk factors such as poverty. Most have seen reductions in sexual behavior and one large trial has documented a difference in HIV prevalence between young women getting cash transfers and those not. Cash transfer programs focused on changing risky sexual behaviors to reduce HIV risk suggest promise. The context in which programs are situated, the purpose of the cash transfer, and the population will all affect the impact of such programs; ongoing RCTs with HIV incidence endpoints will shed more light on the efficacy of cash payments as strategy for HIV prevention.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: AIDS and Behavior, 16(7), p. 1729-1738
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1573-3254
1090-7165
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 111712 Health Promotion
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 420603 Health promotion
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920413 Social Structure and Health
920109 Infectious Diseases
920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200207 Social structure and health
200413 Substance abuse
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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