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Randomized incentives to increase participation in COVID testing in rural Kenya

2026-02-22 public and global health Title + abstract only
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Low participation in public health testing can lead to biased estimates of disease prevalence and inefficient allocation of public health resources. We evaluated the impact of monetary incentives and revisits on participation in door-to-door COVID testing in rural western Kenya. We conducted a cross-sectional study of all residents in 12 villages in rural western Kenya. We offered an incentive of KSh 200 (1.85 USD), KSh 350 (3.23 USD), or KSh 700 (6.47 USD), randomized at the household level, fo...

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