Understanding the role of incentives for achieving and sustaining viral suppression: A qualitative sub-study of a financial incentives trial in Uganda.
Carol S CamlinKara MarsonAlex NdyabakiraMonica GetahunDevy EmperadorAmbrose ByamukamaDalsone KwarisiimaHarsha ThirumurthyGabriel ChamiePublished in: PloS one (2022)
In considering why incentives sometimes fail to achieve behavior change, it may be helpful to attend to the full set of factors- psychological, interpersonal, social and structural- that militate against the behavior change required to achieve behavioral outcomes. To be effective, incentives may need to be combined with other interventions to address the spectrum of barriers to care engagement.