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Using Lotteries to Incentivize Safer Sexual Behavior: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial on HIV Prevention

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dc.contributor.authorBjörkman Nyqvist, Martina
dc.contributor.authorCorno, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorde Walque, Damien
dc.contributor.authorSvensson, Jakob
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-31T15:34:35Z
dc.date.available2015-03-31T15:34:35Z
dc.date.issued2015-03
dc.description.abstractFinancial 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 $1 increase in the expected prize.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7215
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21654
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7215
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectAIDS
dc.subjectconditional cash transfers
dc.subjectfinancial incentives
dc.subjectsafe sexual behavior
dc.subjectsexually transmitted infection
dc.subjectschool enrollment
dc.subjectlottery program
dc.titleUsing Lotteries to Incentivize Safer Sexual Behavioren
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial on HIV Preventionen
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okr.crossref.titleUsing Lotteries to Incentivize Safer Sexual Behavior: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial on HIV Prevention
okr.date.disclosure2015-03-18
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:25:19.117482Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid196891467986244693
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7215
okr.identifier.reportWPS7215
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Communicable Diseases
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::HIV AIDS
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Policy and Management
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicSocial Development::Psychology
okr.unitHuman Development and Public Services Team, Development Research Group (DECHD)
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