ArticleJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2020
Brief Report: Using Behavioral Economics to Increase HIV Knowledge and Testing Among Latinx Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women: A Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study.
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- Demand creation for HIV testing services: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Rapid mixed-methods assessment of COVID-19 impact on Latinx sexual minority men and Latinx transgender women.PloS one · 2020Trial
- "To reach the new generation… TikTok:" Applying behavioral economics to adolescent and young adult HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis education.Patient education and counseling · 2025Article
- Community-Partnered Development of Behavioral Economic Incentives in a Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Intervention for Transgender and Nonbinary Clients in Los Angeles.Research square · 2025Article
- Behavioral Economic Strategies to Improve Enrollment Rates in Clinical Research: Embedded Recruitment Pilot Trial.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Applying Behavioural Insights to HIV Prevention and Management: a Scoping Review.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Article
- Suboptimal Follow-Up on HIV Test Results among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Community-Based Study in Two U.S. Cities.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Need for Inclusive Consideration of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in E-Health Services: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Evidence and implication of interventions across various socioecological levels to address HIV testing uptake among men who have sex with men in the United States: A systematic review.SAGE open medicine · 2022Review
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- Longitudinal Assessment of Changes in Mental and Sexual Health Outcomes Due to COVID-19 Among Latinx SMM and TGW.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine how weekly text messages and small incentives impact HIV knowledge and frequency of HIV testing among Latinx sexual minority men (LSMM) and transgender women (LTGW).
designProspectively randomized participants into 2 intervention arms compared with a nonrandomized comparison group.
settingBienestar, a primarily Latinx focused HIV service provider located across Los Angeles County. SUBJECTS,
participantsTwo hundred eighteen participants self-identifying as LSMM or LTGW, HIV negative, having regular mobile phone access, ≥18 years, and fluent in English or Spanish.
interventionThe "information only" (IO) group received text messages with HIV prevention information. The "information plus" (IP) group additionally could win incentives by answering weekly quiz questions correctly and testing for HIV once every 3 months. We followed participants for 12 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): HIV knowledge and frequency of HIV testing.
resultsWe found no effect on HIV knowledge in the IO group but a statistically significant improvement in the IP group (79.2%-88.1%; P = 0.007). The frequency of HIV testing was higher in both intervention groups relative to the comparison group: On average, 22.0% of IO participants and 24.9% of IP participants tested at a Bienestar site within a given 3-month period, compared with 13.0% in the comparison group. This represents unadjusted relative risk ratios of 1.69 for the IO group (95% CI: 1.25 to 2.1; P < 0.01) and 1.91 for the IP group (95% CI: 1.51 to 2.31; P < 0.01), respectively.
conclusionsThis study demonstrates that a simple, low-cost intervention may help increase HIV testing frequency among LSMM and LTGW, 2 groups at high HIV risk.
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