Incentivizing Safer Sexual Behavior: Evidence from a Lottery Experiment on HIV Prevention

Björkman Nyqvist, Martina, Damien de Walque, Lucia Corno and Jakob Svensson

No 11542, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: The need for effective HIV prevention programs, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains urgent. We investigate the effect of a financial lottery program in Lesotho with relatively low expected payments but a chance to win a high prize conditional on negative test results for sexually transmitted infections. The intervention resulted in a 21.4% reduction in HIV incidence over two years. Lottery incentives appear to be particularly effective in targeting individuals with ex ante risky sexual behavior, consistent with the hypothesis that lotteries are more valued by individuals willing to take risks.

Keywords: Financial incentives; Lotteries; Hiv prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I15 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-exp and nep-hea
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