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Leveraging behavioral economics strategies to close gaps in biomedical HIV prevention

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in southern Africa face triple the HIV incidence of their male peers due to multiple factors, including economic deprivation and age-disparate relationships. A new study by Aurélia Lépine and colleagues has demonstrated that addressing healthcare costs among AGYW has the potential to reduce HIV incidence.

Source: PLoS Medicine

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004475

Authors: Jesse Heitner, Valerian Mwenda, Grace Umutesi, Ruanne V. Barnabas

Institutions: Massachusetts General Hospital, Ministry of Health, University of Washington, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Gender equality

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,300