#2167. The power to protect: Household bargaining and female condom use

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Abstract:
This paper contributes the explicit model and test of the trade-offs when introducing such an intermediate health-improving technology that is less effective, but has lower perceived costs or higher perceived benefits to men. We conduct a field experiment introducing female condoms – which are less effective than male condoms, but perceived by men as more pleasurable and less stigmatising – in an area with high HIV prevalence. We find strongest adoption of female condoms among women with lower bargaining power, who were previously having unprotected sex. We also observe an increase in the likelihood that women have sex.
Keywords:
Field experiment; Gender; HIV; Household bargaining; Technology adoption

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