Using Incentives and Nudging to Improve Non-Targeted HIV Testing in Ecuador: A Randomized Trial

Macis, Mario; Grunauer, Michelle; Gutierrez, Erika; Izurieta, Ricardo; Phan, Phillip H.; Ortiz, Miguel Reina; Rosas, Carlos E.; Terán, Enrique

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“…33 Another point of comparison is Macis et al (2021), who find that cash incentives greatly increase HIV testing-but have much smaller effects on actually learning one's results. Our results are more comparable to Thornton's because the test results were revealed immediately.…”

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“…These effects, which are much larger those typically estimated in studies that involve making a private plan (e.g. Macis et al 2021), suggest that appointments create social pressure to follow through, helping people overcome the same self-control issues that create demand for a commitment device. 7 A second reason that appointments are such an effective behavioral intervention is that costs but not the fixed cost of finding and initiating contact with participants.…”

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“…13 See for example, Tenthani et al (2014), Nyondo et al (2015a), Rana et al (2015), Mugo et al (2016), Mayer and Fontelo (2017), Taylor et al (2019), Salvadori et al (2020), Friedman and Wilson (2021), and Macis et al (2021).…”

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“…Seema Kacker https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6960-445X ENDNOTES 1 Monetary and non-monetary incentives have also been studied in various health-related contexts including HIV testing and medication (e.g., Chamie et al, 2018;Macis et al, 2021;Thirumurthy et al, 2019), tuberculosis testing (Goldberg et al, 2018), flu vaccination and cancer screening services (e.g., Stone et al, 2002).…”

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Providing vouchers and value information for already free eye exams increases uptake among a low‐income minority population: A randomized trial

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Poor eye health is exceedingly common; 90 of 142 million adults living in the United States (US) in 2010 suffered from some form of eye or visual impairment. These totals are expected to increase as the population ages (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine et al., 2016b; Prevent Blindness America, 2012). Ophthalmologic disorders are associated with reduced quality of life and productivity, increased mortality, and significant financial consequences (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine et al., 2016a).Most visual impairment is either preventable or reversible, suggesting that earlier diagnosis and treatment could substantially impact public health (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine et al., 2016a). Cost is frequently cited as a barrier to seeking care, particularly among low-income and minority individuals, who bear a disproportionately high burden of disease (

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Appointments: A More Effective Commitment Device for Health Behaviors

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Health behaviors are plagued by self-control problems, and commitment devices are frequently proposed as a solution. We show that a simple alternative works even better: appointments. We randomly offer HIV testing appointments and financial commitment devices to high-risk men in Malawi. Appointments are much more effective than financial commitment devices, more than doubling testing rates. In contrast, most men who take up financial commitment devices lose their investments. Appointments address procrastination without the potential drawback of commitment failure, and also address limited memory problems. Appointments have the potential to increase demand for healthcare in the developing world.

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Using Incentives and Nudging to Improve Non-Targeted HIV Testing in Ecuador: A Randomized Trial

Cited by 12 publications

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Appointments: A More Effective Commitment Device for Health Behaviors

Appointments: A More Effective Commitment Device for Health Behaviors

Providing vouchers and value information for already free eye exams increases uptake among a low‐income minority population: A randomized trial

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