Social innovation in sexual health: a scoping review towards ending the HIV epidemic.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
As donor financial support decreases, ending the HIV epidemic in Asia will require novel and sustainable approaches. Social innovation, a community-engaged process that links social change and health improvement, may be useful for helping to end the HIV epidemic in Asia. A scoping review to examine social innovation strategies in sexual health for the Asian region was conducted. The research identified focused on three types of social innovation: (1) microfinance; (2) social entrepreneurship; and (3) social enterprise. Microfinance provides financial opportunities (e.g. banking services, job opportunities) to spur local entrepreneurship and healthier behaviours. Social entrepreneurship uses business principles and tools (e.g. crowdsourcing, human-centred design) to improve health. Social enterprise is a business with a social mission. Further research is needed to measure the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of social innovation strategies in improving HIV services.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Srinivas, ML; Ritchwood, TD; Zhang, TP; Li, J; Tucker, JD
Published Date
- March 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 18 / 1
Start / End Page
- 5 - 12
PubMed ID
- 33632381
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1449-8987
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1071/SH20030
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Australia