Consent and intervention
Only residents who agreed to participate in annual AHRI HIV surveillance were eligible to participate in HITS. Residents were asked for their consent at the study visit. Those who consented to AHRI HIV surveillance were then asked for their consent to participate in the HITS study.Those who were eligible for and consented to participate in HITS were enrolled. Those who resided in control communities were offered rapid HIV testing per the HIV surveillance protocol. Those in intervention communities were offered a micro‐incentive conditional on undergoing home‐based rapid HIV testing during the study visit. The micro‐incentive was a food voucher valued at ZAR 50 (∼USD 3), which was redeemable at a local supermarket [