The effect of financial incentives on chlamydia testing rates: Evidence from a randomized experiment

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-148

  Dolan, Paul ^a   Rudisill, Caroline ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial incentives; Sexually transmitted infections; Socioeconomic status; UK

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SERVICES; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INCENTIVE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL INCENTIVE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; ONLINE SYSTEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REWARD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WELFARE; TEXT MESSAGING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHLAMYDIA;

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UK;

ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896709682     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.018     Document Type: Article

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