Leveraging behavioral economics strategies to close gaps in biomedical HIV prevention

PLoS Med. 2024 Oct 24;21(10):e1004475. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004475. eCollection 2024 Oct.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Africa, Southern / epidemiology
  • Economics, Behavioral*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections* / economics
  • HIV Infections* / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections* / prevention & control
  • Health Care Costs
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Young Adult

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.