Rebecca L Thornton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3930273 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca L Thornton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca L |
| FAMILY NAME | Thornton |
| SIGNATURE | THORNTON R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Making the Grade
This paper demonstrates the acute sensitivity of education program effectiveness to the choices of inputs and outcome measures, using a randomized evaluation of a mother-tongue literacy program. The program raises reading scores by 0.64 SD and writing scores by 0.45 SD. A reduced-cost version instead yields statistically insignificant reading gains and some large negative effects (−0.33 SDs) on advanced writing. We combine a conceptual model of e…
Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Oral Sex Among Rural and Urban Malawian Men
Objectives: Despite medical evidence that female-to-male oral sex (fellatio) carries a lower risk for HIV transmission than unprotected vaginal intercourse, little research exists on the practice of fellatio in Africa. The objective of this study was to document the prevalence of oral sex in Malawi, and to provide the first evidence on factors associated with the practice in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: We used two samples of men from Malawi—one …
HIV testing, subjective beliefs and economic behavior
Increasing the acceptability of HIV counseling and testing with three C's
The Demand for, and Impact of, Learning HIV Status
This paper evaluates an experiment in which individuals in rural Malawi were randomly assigned monetary incentives to learn their HIV results after being tested. Distance to the HIV results centers was also randomly assigned. Without any incentive, 34 percent of the participants learned their HIV results. However, even the smallest incentive doubled that share. Using the randomly assigned incentives and distance from results centers as instrument…
The Demand for, and Impact of, Learning HIV Status
This paper evaluates an experiment in which individuals in rural Malawi were randomly assigned monetary incentives to learn their HIV results after being tested. Distance to the HIV results centers was also randomly assigned. Without any incentive, 34 percent of the participants learned their HIV results. However, even the smallest incentive doubled that share. Using the randomly assigned incentives and distance from results centers as instrument…
Increasing the acceptability of HIV counseling and testing with three C's
HIV testing, subjective beliefs and economic behavior
Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Oral Sex Among Rural and Urban Malawian Men
Objectives: Despite medical evidence that female-to-male oral sex (fellatio) carries a lower risk for HIV transmission than unprotected vaginal intercourse, little research exists on the practice of fellatio in Africa. The objective of this study was to document the prevalence of oral sex in Malawi, and to provide the first evidence on factors associated with the practice in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: We used two samples of men from Malawi—one …
Making the Grade
This paper demonstrates the acute sensitivity of education program effectiveness to the choices of inputs and outcome measures, using a randomized evaluation of a mother-tongue literacy program. The program raises reading scores by 0.64 SD and writing scores by 0.45 SD. A reduced-cost version instead yields statistically insignificant reading gains and some large negative effects (−0.33 SDs) on advanced writing. We combine a conceptual model of e…
Economics (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Microeconomics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)