Erschienen in:
31.08.2022 | The Science of Prevention (R Heffron and K Ngure, Section Editors)
Using Behavioral Economics to Support PrEP Adherence for HIV Prevention
verfasst von:
Unmesha Roy Paladhi, David A. Katz, Carey Farquhar, Harsha Thirumurthy
Erschienen in:
Current HIV/AIDS Reports
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Ausgabe 5/2022
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Abstract
Purpose of Review
We explored different behavioral economics (BE) mechanisms through which pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and adherence could be impacted and examined recent work using BE principles to further HIV prevention efforts. We also generated new intervention ideas based on existing HIV testing and ART adherence literature.
Recent Findings
There is limited work that uses BE principles to design interventions to increase PrEP initiation and adherence, mostly involving financial incentives. The recent works highlighted involve financial incentives and demonstrate that key populations are open to accepting monetary incentives to increase PrEP initiation and improve adherence. However, there are mixed results on the long-term impacts of using incentives to modify behavior.
Summary
While there are a few ongoing studies that utilize BE principles to increase PrEP use, there is need to develop studies that test these concepts, to promote PrEP initiation and adherence. We suggest methods of exploring non-incentives-based ideas to increase PrEP use in key populations.