HIV testing approaches to reach the first UNAIDS 95% target in sub-Saharan Africa

G Chamie, S Napierala, K Agot, H Thirumurthy - The lancet HIV, 2021 - thelancet.com
HIV testing is a crucial first step to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services and to
achieving the UNAIDS target of 95% of people living with HIV being aware of their status by …

Demand creation for HIV testing services: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AD Wagner, IN Njuguna, J Neary, KA Lawley… - Plos …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background HIV testing services (HTS) are the first steps in reaching the UNAIDS 95-95-95
goals to achieve and maintain low HIV incidence. Evaluating the effectiveness of different …

Applying behavioural insights to HIV prevention and management: a scoping review

A Andrawis, J Tapa, I Vlaev, D Read… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This scoping review summarises the literature on HIV
prevention and management interventions utilizing behavioural economic principles …

Appointments: A more effective commitment device for health behaviors

L Derksen, J Kerwin, NO Reynoso, O Sterck - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Health behaviors are plagued by self-control problems, and commitment devices are
frequently proposed as a solution. We show that a simple alternative works even better …

Effectiveness of Behavioural Economics Informed Interventions for the Prevention, Screening, and Antiretroviral Treatment of HIV Infection: A Systematic Review of …

AA Ahmed, P McNamee - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Failure to meet international targets set for the human immunodeficiency virus HIV pandemic
suggests that more effective public health strategies are needed. New strategies informed by …

Applications of Behavioral Economics to HIV Programs in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Scoping Review Using the EAST Framework

E Long, J Devine - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Despite significant gains and successes in many areas, progress in HIV prevention and
treatment is uneven, highlighted in the 2022 UNAIDS report In Danger, and certain …

Healthcare appointments as commitment devices

L Derksen, JT Kerwin, N Ordaz Reynoso… - The Economic …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
We show that ordinary appointments can act as effective substitutes for hard commitment
devices and increase demand for a critical healthcare service, particularly among those with …

Applying behavioural economics principles to increase demand for free HIV testing services at private doctor-led clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa: A randomised …

S Bokolo, S Mabaso, W Kruger, P Mistri… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Expanding free HIV testing service (HTS) access to include private clinics could increase
testing rates. A donor funded programme, GP Care Cell, offered free HIV testing at selected …

Planning and commitment prompts to encourage reporting of HIV self-test results: A cluster randomized pragmatic trial in Tshwane District, South Africa

AM Buttenheim, L Schmucker, N Marcus… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Reporting of HIV self-test results to encourage linkage to HIV care for those who receive a
positive test result is a common challenge faced by HIV self-testing programs. The impact of …

Development and Validation of a Psychometric Scale to Assess the Adoption of Evidence-Based Task-Shifting Strategies in Africa (AEBIS)

DA Oladele - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is home to 11% of the world's population
and suffers a disproportionate share of the global disease burden. An important challenge in …