Supporting Health Behavior Among Persons Living With HIV Using Tech, MOST, and Behavioral Economics

"Three counseling sessions lasting less than 60 minutes each to identify goals, factors that promote or impede goals, and increase readiness for ART with high adherence"

Weekly text messages with health information as well as motivational messages. Two days later a true/false quiz question is sent. Participants earn 4 points for answering correctly, 2 points for answering incorrectly, and 0 points for not answering. Participants earn $1 for each point. Messages are sent over 21 weeks.

Participants who achieve HIV viral suppression at 21 weeks will receive either fixed compensation of $275 or be entered into a lottery where they have a 3/10 chance of winning $500, and a 7/10 chance of winning $175. Those who do not achieve HIV viral suppression receive a $50 participant incentive.