It’s all in the timing: Acceptability of a financial incentive intervention for linkage to HIV care in the HPTN 065 (TLC-Plus) study

This qualitative research was conducted with participants and implementers of a financial incentive intervention to link newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients into HIV care. The authors state that patients and providers found the financial incentives to be favorable overall, but implementation challenges suggest that future similar interventions for linkage-to-care should consider optimal timing and presentation of financial incentives, how to overcome negative attitudes toward incentives and how to integrate incentives into existing linkage programs.