HPTN 068: A Randomized Control Trial of a Conditional Cash Transfer to Reduce HIV Infection in Young Women in South Africa - Study Design and Baseline Results

Pettifor, Audrey; MacPhail, Catherine; Wang, Jing; Twine, Rhian; Daniel, Tamu; Andrew, Philip; Laeyendecker, Oliver; Agyei, Yaw; Tollman, Stephen; Kahn, Kathleen; Selin, Amanda; Gomez-Olive, F Xavier; Rosenberg, Molly; Wagner, Ryan G; Mabuza, Wonderful; Hughes, James P; Suchindran, Chirayath; Piwowar-Manning, Estelle

doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1270-0

Author(s)

Pettifor, Audrey

MacPhail, Catherine

Wang, Jing

Twine, Rhian

Daniel, Tamu

Andrew, Philip

Laeyendecker, Oliver

Agyei, Yaw

Tollman, Stephen

Kahn, Kathleen

Selin, Amanda

Gomez-Olive, F Xavier

Rosenberg, Molly

Wagner, Ryan G

Mabuza, Wonderful

Hughes, James P

Suchindran, Chirayath

Piwowar-Manning, Estelle

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

Young women in South Africa are at high risk for HIV infection. Cash transfers offer promise to reduce HIV risk. We present the design and baseline results from HPTN 068, a phase III, individually randomized trial to assess the effect of a conditional cash transfer on HIV acquisition among South African young women. A total of 2533 young women were randomized to receive a monthly cash transfer conditional on school attendance or to a control group. A number of individual-, partner-, household- and school-level factors were associated with HIV and HSV-2 infection. After adjusting for age, all levels were associated with an increased odds of HIV infection with partner-level factors conveying the strongest association (aOR 3.05 95 % CI 1.84-5.06). Interventions like cash transfers that address structural factors such as schooling and poverty have the potential to reduce HIV risk in young women in South Africa.

Citation

AIDS and Behavior, 20(9), p. 1863-1882

ISSN

1573-3254

1090-7165

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19557

Language

Publisher

Springer New York LLC

Title

HPTN 068: A Randomized Control Trial of a Conditional Cash Transfer to Reduce HIV Infection in Young Women in South Africa - Study Design and Baseline Results

Type of document

Journal Article

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Publication

Author(s)	Pettifor, Audrey MacPhail, Catherine Wang, Jing Twine, Rhian Daniel, Tamu Andrew, Philip Laeyendecker, Oliver Agyei, Yaw Tollman, Stephen Kahn, Kathleen Selin, Amanda Gomez-Olive, F Xavier Rosenberg, Molly Wagner, Ryan G Mabuza, Wonderful Hughes, James P Suchindran, Chirayath Piwowar-Manning, Estelle
Publication Date	2016
Abstract	Young women in South Africa are at high risk for HIV infection. Cash transfers offer promise to reduce HIV risk. We present the design and baseline results from HPTN 068, a phase III, individually randomized trial to assess the effect of a conditional cash transfer on HIV acquisition among South African young women. A total of 2533 young women were randomized to receive a monthly cash transfer conditional on school attendance or to a control group. A number of individual-, partner-, household- and school-level factors were associated with HIV and HSV-2 infection. After adjusting for age, all levels were associated with an increased odds of HIV infection with partner-level factors conveying the strongest association (aOR 3.05 95 % CI 1.84-5.06). Interventions like cash transfers that address structural factors such as schooling and poverty have the potential to reduce HIV risk in young women in South Africa.
Citation	AIDS and Behavior, 20(9), p. 1863-1882
ISSN	1573-3254 1090-7165
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19557
Language	en
Publisher	Springer New York LLC
Title	HPTN 068: A Randomized Control Trial of a Conditional Cash Transfer to Reduce HIV Infection in Young Women in South Africa - Study Design and Baseline Results
Type of document	Journal Article
Entity Type	Publication

HPTN 068: A Randomized Control Trial of a Conditional Cash Transfer to Reduce HIV Infection in Young Women in South Africa - Study Design and Baseline Results

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