Citation
Pettifor, Audrey E.; MacPhail, Catherine Lorne; Selin, Amanda M.; Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier; Rosenberg, Molly Sears; Wagner, Ryan G.; Mabuza, Wonderful; Hughes, James P.; Suchindran, Chirayath M.; & Piwowar-Manning, Estelle, et al. (2016). HPTN 068: A Randomized Control Trial of a Conditional Cash Transfer to Reduce HIV Infection in Young Women in South Africa-Study Design and Baseline Results. AIDS and Behavior, 20(9), 1863-1882. PMCID: PMC4990514Abstract
Young women in South Africa are at high risk for HIV infection. Cash transfers offer promise to reduce HIV risk. We present the design and baseline results from HPTN 068, a phase III, individually randomized trial to assess the effect of a conditional cash transfer on HIV acquisition among South African young women. A total of 2533 young women were randomized to receive a monthly cash transfer conditional on school attendance or to a control group. A number of individual-, partner-, household- and school-level factors were associated with HIV and HSV-2 infection. After adjusting for age, all levels were associated with an increased odds of HIV infection with partner-level factors conveying the strongest association (aOR 3.05 95 % CI 1.84-5.06). Interventions like cash transfers that address structural factors such as schooling and poverty have the potential to reduce HIV risk in young women in South Africa.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1270-0Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2016Journal Title
AIDS and BehaviorAuthor(s)
Pettifor, Audrey E.MacPhail, Catherine Lorne
Selin, Amanda M.
Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier
Rosenberg, Molly Sears
Wagner, Ryan G.
Mabuza, Wonderful
Hughes, James P.
Suchindran, Chirayath M.
Piwowar-Manning, Estelle
Wang, Jing
Twine, Rhian
Daniel, Tamu
Andrew, Philip
Laeyendecker, Oliver B.
Agyei, Yaw
Tollman, Stephen M.
Kahn, Kathleen
The HPTN 068 protocol team,
PMCID
PMC4990514ORCiD
Suchindran - 0000-0002-5087-7762Pettifor - 0000-0002-3387-0817