Incentivizing HIV/STI testing: A systematic review of the literature

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 905-912

  Lee, Ramon ^a   Cui, Rosa R ^b   Muessig, Kathryn E ^c   Thirumurthy, Harsha ^c   Tucker, Joseph D ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional cash transfer; Contingency management; HIV AIDS; Incentive; Sexually transmitted diseases; Voucher

Indexed keywords

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REWARD; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84899511376     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0588-8     Document Type: Review

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