Incentives matter: An experiment in participant engagement from a family‐centred adolescent HIV prevention programme in South Africa.
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| Title: | Incentives matter: An experiment in participant engagement from a family‐centred adolescent HIV prevention programme in South Africa. |
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| Authors: | Spyrelis, Alexandra, Taylor, Tory M., Thurman, Tonya R. |
| Source: | Children & Society. Sep2022, Vol. 36 Issue 5, p779-789. 11p. 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: | HIV prevention, Experimental design, Health education, Patient participation, Caregivers, Motivation (Psychology), Families, Family-centered care, Community-based social services, Statistical sampling, Health promotion, Educational outcomes, Adolescence |
| Geographic Terms: | South Africa |
| Abstract: | Engaging beneficiaries in family‐centred interventions is a well‐documented challenge. Programme engagement evidence is limited for low‐ and middle‐income countries. This study assessed the effect of incentives on participant engagement in a family‐centred HIV prevention programme among caregiver and adolescent groups in KwaZulu Natal. Incentive packages were randomly assigned by site, ranging from optimal (to address major structural barriers) to basic (routinely provided by organisations serving vulnerable youth). Attendance rates for 490 caregivers and their 583 adolescents were measured. Cross tabulations of attendance and incentive data demonstrated the highest level of caregiver attendance and programme completion among groups receiving optimal incentives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Engaging beneficiaries in family‐centred interventions is a well‐documented challenge. Programme engagement evidence is limited for low‐ and middle‐income countries. This study assessed the effect of incentives on participant engagement in a family‐centred HIV prevention programme among caregiver and adolescent groups in KwaZulu Natal. Incentive packages were randomly assigned by site, ranging from optimal (to address major structural barriers) to basic (routinely provided by organisations serving vulnerable youth). Attendance rates for 490 caregivers and their 583 adolescents were measured. Cross tabulations of attendance and incentive data demonstrated the highest level of caregiver attendance and programme completion among groups receiving optimal incentives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 09510605 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/chso.12533 |
