The Use of Cash Transfers for HIV Prevention – Are We There Yet?

Poverty and social inequality are significant drivers of the HIV epidemic and are risk factors for acquiring HIV. As such, many individuals worldwide are at risk for new HIV infection, especially young women in East and Southern Africa. By addressing these drivers, social protection programs may mit...

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Main Authors:	Taaffe, Jessica, Cheikh, Nejma, Wilson, David
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2016
Subjects:	conditional cash transfer education financial incentives social protection HIV prevention
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24181

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spelling	okr-10986-241812021-05-25T10:54:34Z The Use of Cash Transfers for HIV Prevention – Are We There Yet? Taaffe, Jessica Cheikh, Nejma Wilson, David conditional cash transfer education financial incentives social protection HIV prevention Poverty and social inequality are significant drivers of the HIV epidemic and are risk factors for acquiring HIV. As such, many individuals worldwide are at risk for new HIV infection, especially young women in East and Southern Africa. By addressing these drivers, social protection programs may mitigate the impact of poverty and social inequality on HIV risk. There is reason to believe that social protection can be used successfully for HIV prevention; social protection programs, including cash transfers, have led to positive health outcomes and behavior in other contexts, and they have been used successfully to promote education and increased income and employment opportunities. Furthermore, cash transfers have influenced sexual behavior of young women and girls, thereby decreasing sexual risk factors for HIV infection. When HIV outcomes have been measured, several randomized controlled trials have shown that indirectly, cash transfers have led to reduced HIV prevalence and incidence. In these studies, school attendance and safer sexual health were directly incentivized through the cash transfer, yet there was a positive effect on HIV outcomes. In this review, we discuss the growth of social protection programs, their benefits and impact on health, education and economic potential, and how these outcomes may affect HIV risk. We also review the studies that have shown that cash transfers can lead to reduced HIV infection, including study limitations and what questions still remain with regard to using cash transfers for HIV prevention. 2016-05-02T17:52:31Z 2016-05-02T17:52:31Z 2016-03-22 Journal Article African Journal of AIDS Research 1608-5906 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24181 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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spellingShingle	conditional cash transfer education financial incentives social protection HIV prevention Taaffe, Jessica Cheikh, Nejma Wilson, David The Use of Cash Transfers for HIV Prevention – Are We There Yet?
description	Poverty and social inequality are significant drivers of the HIV epidemic and are risk factors for acquiring HIV. As such, many individuals worldwide are at risk for new HIV infection, especially young women in East and Southern Africa. By addressing these drivers, social protection programs may mitigate the impact of poverty and social inequality on HIV risk. There is reason to believe that social protection can be used successfully for HIV prevention; social protection programs, including cash transfers, have led to positive health outcomes and behavior in other contexts, and they have been used successfully to promote education and increased income and employment opportunities. Furthermore, cash transfers have influenced sexual behavior of young women and girls, thereby decreasing sexual risk factors for HIV infection. When HIV outcomes have been measured, several randomized controlled trials have shown that indirectly, cash transfers have led to reduced HIV prevalence and incidence. In these studies, school attendance and safer sexual health were directly incentivized through the cash transfer, yet there was a positive effect on HIV outcomes. In this review, we discuss the growth of social protection programs, their benefits and impact on health, education and economic potential, and how these outcomes may affect HIV risk. We also review the studies that have shown that cash transfers can lead to reduced HIV infection, including study limitations and what questions still remain with regard to using cash transfers for HIV prevention.
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author	Taaffe, Jessica Cheikh, Nejma Wilson, David
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title	The Use of Cash Transfers for HIV Prevention – Are We There Yet?
title_short	The Use of Cash Transfers for HIV Prevention – Are We There Yet?
title_full	The Use of Cash Transfers for HIV Prevention – Are We There Yet?
title_fullStr	The Use of Cash Transfers for HIV Prevention – Are We There Yet?
title_full_unstemmed	The Use of Cash Transfers for HIV Prevention – Are We There Yet?
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The Use of Cash Transfers for HIV Prevention – Are We There Yet?

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