Leveraging behavioral economics strategies to close gaps in biomedical HIV prevention.

IF 15.8 1区医学 Q1 Medicine

PLoS Medicine Pub Date : 2024-10-24 eCollection Date: 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004475

Jesse Heitner, Valerian Mwenda, Grace Umutesi, Ruanne V Barnabas

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Abstract

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in southern Africa face triple the HIV incidence of their male peers due to multiple factors, including economic deprivation and age-disparate relationships. A new study by Aurélia Lépine and colleagues has demonstrated that addressing healthcare costs among AGYW has the potential to reduce HIV incidence.

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利用行为经济学策略缩小生物医学艾滋病预防方面的差距。

由于经济贫困和年龄差异关系等多重因素，南部非洲的少女和年轻女性（AGYW）面临的艾滋病发病率是男性同龄人的三倍。Aurélia Lépine 及其同事的一项新研究表明，解决少女和年轻女性的医疗费用问题有可能降低艾滋病的发病率。

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PLoS Medicine MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

CiteScore

17.60

自引率

0.60%

发文量

227

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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