Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Conditions
Brief summary
This project evaluates the effect of a combined economic and psycho-social intervention to reduce risky sexual activity and its consequences. The main hypothesis to be tested is that risky sexual activity and resulting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be reduced through an intervention of counseling, regular STI testing, and positive reinforcement using cash rewards. The intervention is being implemented in a population of young people in rural Tanzania where more conventional behavioral change interventions have had limited effect in battling a generalized HIV epidemic.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCash reward
Enrollees testing negative for treatable sexually transmitted infections will receive cash rewards.
Sponsors
World Bank
Health Effects Institute
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Population Health Research Institute
University of California, San Francisco
RTI International
University of California, Berkeley
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Plan to live in study area for next 12 months
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections measured in laboratory testing (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Trichomonas, Mycoplasma genitalium, HSV-2, HIV) | 4, 8, and 12 months |
Outcome results
None listed