Rewarding Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Prevention and Control in Tanzania

N/ACompletedNCT00922038

University of California, Berkeley2,411 enrolled

Overview

This project evaluates the effect of a combined economic and psycho-social intervention to reduce risky sexual activity and its consequences. The main hypothesis to be tested is that risky sexual activity and resulting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be reduced through an intervention of counseling, regular STI testing, and positive reinforcement using cash rewards. The intervention is being implemented in a population of young people in rural Tanzania where more conventional behavioral change interventions have had limited effect in battling a generalized HIV epidemic.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

2,411

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Interventions

Enrollees testing negative for treatable sexually transmitted infections will receive cash rewards.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Plan to live in study area for next 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections measured in laboratory testing (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Trichomonas, Mycoplasma genitalium, HSV-2, HIV)

Time frame: 4, 8, and 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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