CGPH FACULTY: Stefano Bertozz, Paul Gertler
DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014
REGION: North America
REFERENCE: Galárraga O, Sosa-Rubí SG, Infante C, Gertler PJ, Bertozzi SM. Willingness-to-accept reductions in HIV risks: conditional economic incentives in Mexico. Eur J Health Econ. 2014 Jan;15(1):41-55. doi: 10.1007/s10198-012-0447-y. Epub 2013 Feb 2.
SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to measure willingness-to-accept (WTA) reductions in risks for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) using conditional economic incentives (CEI) among men who have sex with men (MSM), including male sex workers (MSW) in Mexico City. The average WTA estimate is within the range of feasible allocations for prevention in the local context. Given the potential impact, Mexico, a leader in conditional cash transfers for human development and poverty reduction, could extend that successful model to targeted HIV/STI prevention.
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