Citation
Stoner, Marie C. D.; Edwards, Jessie K.; Westreich, Daniel J.; Kilburn, Kelly N.; Ahern, Jennifer; Lippman, Sheri A.; Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier; Kahn, Kathleen; & Pettifor, Audrey E. (2021). Modeling Cash Plus Other Psychosocial and Structural Interventions to Prevent HIV among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa (HPTN 068). AIDS and Behavior, 25(Suppl. 2), 133-134. PMCID: PMC8292433Abstract
Poverty alleviation programs can reduce HIV incidence but may have greater impacts when combined with other psychosocial interventions. We modeled the change in HIV incidence among South African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) associated with combining a cash transfer (the South African Child Support Grant (CSG)) with other structural and behavioral interventions. We modeled observational data from the HPTN 068 study where 2328 HIV negative AGYW (13-20 years) were followed for 4 years. In a Monte Carlo simulation based on this cohort (N = 10,000), CSG receipt was not independently associated with HIV incidence. Providing the CSG combined with increasing caregiver care and reducing adolescent depression had the largest reduction in HIV incidence with the fewest number of combined interventions (RD - 3.0%; (95% CI - 5.1%, - 0.9%). Combining a monthly grant with interventions to increase caregiver care and reduce adolescent depression could substantially reduce HIV incidence above the provision of cash alone.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03158-3Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2021Journal Title
AIDS and BehaviorSeries Title
AIDS Behav. 2021 Apr 22. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03261-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33886012Author(s)
Stoner, Marie C. D.Edwards, Jessie K.
Westreich, Daniel J.
Kilburn, Kelly N.
Ahern, Jennifer
Lippman, Sheri A.
Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier
Kahn, Kathleen
Pettifor, Audrey E.
Article Type
RegularPMCID
PMC8292433Data Set/Study
HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN)Continent/Country
South AfricaSex/Gender
WomenORCiD
Pettifor - 0000-0002-3387-0817Edwards, J -0000-0002-1741-335X