Rewarding Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Prevention and Control in Tanzania (RESPECT)

June 16, 2009 updated by: University of California, Berkeley

Encouraging Safe Sexual Practices Among Youth Using Cash Rewards: A Randomized Trial in the Kilombero/Ulanga Districts, Tanzania

This project evaluates the effect of a combined economic and psycho-social intervention to reduce risky sexual activity and its consequences. The main hypothesis to be tested is that risky sexual activity and resulting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be reduced through an intervention of counseling, regular STI testing, and positive reinforcement using cash rewards. The intervention is being implemented in a population of young people in rural Tanzania where more conventional behavioral change interventions have had limited effect in battling a generalized HIV epidemic.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2411

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Plan to live in study area for next 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: High reward
Behavioral: Cash reward
Enrollees testing negative for treatable sexually transmitted infections will receive cash rewards.
Experimental: Low reward
Behavioral: Cash reward
Enrollees testing negative for treatable sexually transmitted infections will receive cash rewards.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections measured in laboratory testing (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Trichomonas, Mycoplasma genitalium, HSV-2, HIV)
Time Frame: 4, 8, and 12 months
4, 8, and 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of California, Berkeley

Collaborators

University of California, San Francisco
Population Health Research Institute
World Bank
RTI International
Health Effects Institute
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William H Dow, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 12, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 17, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 17, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2009

Last Verified

June 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 025202

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