Matthew Hoover
Biographic Data
| ID | 3589563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Hoover |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoover |
| SIGNATURE | HOOVER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | RAND Corporation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Delivering Education to the Underserved through a Public-Private Partnership Program in Pakistan
We evaluate a program that recruited local entrepreneurs to open and operate new schools in 200 underserved villages in Sindh, Pakistan. School operators received a per student subsidy to provide tuition-free primary education, and half the villages received a higher subsidy for females. The program increased enrollment by 32 percentage points and test scores by 0.63 standard deviations, with no difference across the two subsidy schemes. Estimati…
The Co-evolution of Bullying Perpetration, Homophobic Teasing, and a School Friendship Network
Social, Relational and Network Determinants of Unprotected Anal Sex and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beirut, Lebanon
Objectives: We examined the social, relational and network determinants of condom use and HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Beirut. Methods: Two-hundred thirteen men were recruited via respondent driven sampling and administered a survey. Results: Sixty-four percent reported unprotected anal intercourse (UAI), including 23% who had UAI with unknown HIV status partners (UAIU); 62% of participants had tested for HIV. In multivari…
Do People Know I’m Poz
HIV Prevalence and Demographic Determinants of Unprotected Anal Sex and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beirut, Lebanon
Measuring Agreement between Egos and Alters
In personal network studies, respondents (egos) are asked to report information about members of their personal network (alters); egos respond based on their perceptions. Previous studies of informant accuracy present a varied picture: Some find egos' reporting on their relationships with alters to be accurate; others do not. In our study of people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda, egos were asked to invite up to four alters named during their inte…
Measuring Agreement between Egos and Alters
In personal network studies, respondents (egos) are asked to report information about members of their personal network (alters); egos respond based on their perceptions. Previous studies of informant accuracy present a varied picture: Some find egos' reporting on their relationships with alters to be accurate; others do not. In our study of people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda, egos were asked to invite up to four alters named during their inte…
The Co-evolution of Bullying Perpetration, Homophobic Teasing, and a School Friendship Network
HIV Prevalence and Demographic Determinants of Unprotected Anal Sex and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beirut, Lebanon
HIV Prevalence and Demographic Determinants of Unprotected Anal Sex and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beirut, Lebanon
Measuring Agreement between Egos and Alters
In personal network studies, respondents (egos) are asked to report information about members of their personal network (alters); egos respond based on their perceptions. Previous studies of informant accuracy present a varied picture: Some find egos' reporting on their relationships with alters to be accurate; others do not. In our study of people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda, egos were asked to invite up to four alters named during their inte…
Social, Relational and Network Determinants of Unprotected Anal Sex and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beirut, Lebanon
Objectives: We examined the social, relational and network determinants of condom use and HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Beirut. Methods: Two-hundred thirteen men were recruited via respondent driven sampling and administered a survey. Results: Sixty-four percent reported unprotected anal intercourse (UAI), including 23% who had UAI with unknown HIV status partners (UAIU); 62% of participants had tested for HIV. In multivari…
Do People Know I’m Poz
The Co-evolution of Bullying Perpetration, Homophobic Teasing, and a School Friendship Network
Delivering Education to the Underserved through a Public-Private Partnership Program in Pakistan
We evaluate a program that recruited local entrepreneurs to open and operate new schools in 200 underserved villages in Sindh, Pakistan. School operators received a per student subsidy to provide tuition-free primary education, and half the villages received a higher subsidy for females. The program increased enrollment by 32 percentage points and test scores by 0.63 standard deviations, with no difference across the two subsidy schemes. Estimati…
Psychology (4 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Respondent (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Anal intercourse (2 works)