@journal {641777, title = {Shedding light on quality of care: A study protocol for a randomized trial evaluating the impact of the Solar Suitcase in rural health facilities on maternal and newborn care quality in Uganda}, journal = {BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth}, year = {2019}, url = {https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-019-2453-x}, author = {Rokicki, S. and Mwesigwa, B. and Schmucker, L. and Cohen, J.} } @article {641776, title = {Heterogeneity in Early Life Investments: A Longitudinal Analysis of Children{\textquoteright}s Time Use}, journal = {Review of Income and Wealth}, year = {2019}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/roiw.12440?af=R}, author = {Rokicki, S. and McGovern, M.E.} } @article {641778, title = {The Context of Emergency Contraception Use Among Young Unmarried Women in Accra, Ghana: A Qualitative Study}, journal = {Reproductive Health}, volume = {15}, number = {212}, year = {2018}, url = {https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s12978-018-0656-7?author_access_token=XXPMg16gadXYfYTps1QCy2_BpE1tBhCbnbw3BuzI2RPv-FCIzFRppWy6Xg3GuOBNa_nIr9jQxJjtIYUzvZdGgWuwtraL75x8zUSacRB5XoeR6SFQITibBIJ7vgNdj0f7dei-kI6DHZjqZc-6fk5MNg\%3D\%3D}, author = {Rokicki, S. and Merten, S.} } @article {621812, title = {Mixed Binary-Continuous Copula Regression Models with Application to Adverse Birth Outcomes}, journal = {Statistics in Medicine}, volume = {38}, number = {3}, year = {2018}, pages = {413-436}, author = {Klein, N. and Kneib, T. and Marra, G. and Radice, R. and Rokicki, S. and McGovern, M.E.} } @article {610300, title = {The Impact of India{\textquoteright}s Janani Suraksha Yojana Conditional Cash Transfer Programme: A Replication Study}, journal = {Journal of Development Studies}, volume = {1}, number = {18}, year = {2018}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2018.1506578}, author = {Carvalho, Natalie and Slawa Rokicki} } @manuascript {600106, title = {Inference With Difference-in-Differences With a Small Number of Groups: A Review, Simulation Study, and Empirical Application Using SHARE Data}, journal = {Medical Care}, volume = {56}, number = {1}, year = {2018}, note = {Working paper here.}, pages = {97-105}, url = {http://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/Abstract/2018/01000/Inference_With_Difference_in_Differences_With_a.15.aspx}, author = {Slawa Rokicki and Cohen, Jessica and Gunther Fink and Joshua A. Salomon and Mary Beth Landrum} } @article {600111, title = {Assessing the reach and effectiveness of mHealth: Evidence from a reproductive health program for adolescent girls in Ghana.}, journal = {BMC Public Health [Open Access]}, volume = {17}, number = {969}, year = {2017}, url = {http://rdcu.be/CV1e}, author = {Slawa Rokicki and Gunther Fink} } @article {488746, title = {Impact of a Text-Messaging Program on Adolescent Reproductive Health: A Cluster{\textendash}Randomized Trial in Ghana}, journal = {American Journal of Public Health}, volume = {107}, number = {2}, year = {2017}, month = {Feb 2017}, pages = {298-305}, url = {http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303562}, author = {Slawa Rokicki and Cohen, Jessica and Joshua A. Salomon and Gunther Fink} } @article {347666, title = {Assessment of Residents{\textquoteright} Attitudes and Satisfaction Before and After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Policy in Boston Multiunit Housing}, journal = {Nicotine \& Tobacco Research}, volume = {18}, number = {5}, year = {2016}, month = {2015}, pages = {1282-1289}, url = {http://ntr.oxfordjournals.org/content/18/5/1282}, author = {Rokicki, S. and Adamkiewicz, A. and Fang, S.C. and Rigotti, N.A. and Winickoff, J.P. and Levy, D.E.} } @article {10.1371/journal.pone.0109032, title = {The Impact of Text Message Reminders on Adherence to Antimalarial Treatment in Northern Ghana: A Randomized Trial}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {9}, year = {2014}, month = {10}, pages = {e109032}, publisher = {Public Library of Science}, abstract = {Background Low rates of adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) regimens increase the risk of treatment failure and may lead to drug resistance, threatening the sustainability of current anti-malarial efforts. We assessed the impact of text message reminders on adherence to ACT regimens. Methods Health workers at hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and other stationary ACT distributors in Tamale, Ghana provided flyers advertising free mobile health information to individuals receiving malaria treatment. The messaging system automatically randomized self-enrolled individuals to the control group or the treatment group with equal probability; those in the treatment group were further randomly assigned to receive a simple text message reminder or the simple reminder plus an additional statement about adherence in 12-hour intervals. The main outcome was self-reported adherence based on follow-up interviews occurring three days after treatment initiation. We estimated the impact of the messages on treatment completion using logistic regression. Results 1140 individuals enrolled in both the study and the text reminder system. Among individuals in the control group, 61.5\% took the full course of treatment. The simple text message reminders increased the odds of adherence (adjusted OR 1.45, 95\% CI [1.03 to 2.04], p-value 0.028). Receiving an additional message did not result in a significant change in adherence (adjusted OR 0.77, 95\% CI [0.50 to 1.20], p-value 0.252). Conclusion The results of this study suggest that a simple text message reminder can increase adherence to antimalarial treatment and that additional information included in messages does not have a significant impact on completion of ACT treatment. Further research is needed to develop the most effective text message content and frequency. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01722734}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0109032}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371\%2Fjournal.pone.0109032}, author = {Raifman, , Julia R. G. and Lanthorn, , Heather E. and Slawa Rokicki and Fink, , G{\"u}nther} } @article {176371, title = {Impact of Migration on Fertility and Abortion: Evidence from the Household and Welfare Study of Accra}, journal = {Demography}, volume = {51}, number = {6}, year = {2014}, note = {Demography: Volume 51, Issue 6 (2014), Page 2229-2254}, pages = {2229-2254}, abstract = {Over the last few decades, total fertility rates, child morbidity and mortality rates have declinedin most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. One of the most striking trends observed is the rapid rate ofurbanization, and the often remarkably large gaps in fertility between rural and urban areas.While a large literature has highlighted the importance of migration and urbanization withincountries{\textquoteright} demographic transitions, relatively little is known regarding the impact of migrationon migrants{\textquoteright} reproductive health outcomes in general, and abortion in particular. In this paper,we use detailed pregnancy and migration histories collected as part of the Household andWelfare Study of Accra (HAWS) to examine the association between migration and pregnancyoutcomes among women residing in the urban slums of Accra, Ghana. We find that thecompleted fertility patterns of lifetime Accra residents are remarkably similar to those ofresidents who migrated. Our results suggest that recent migrants have an increased risk ofpregnancy, but not an increased risk of live birth in the first years post-move as compared tothose who had never moved. This gap seems to be largely explained by an increased risk ofmiscarriage or abortion among recent migrants. The increased risk of pregnancy loss may be dueto a lack of social network, increased stress, and increased access to and knowledge on abortivemeasures. Increasing access to contraceptives for recent migrants has the potential to reduce theincidence of unwanted pregnancies, lower the prevalence of abortion and contribute to improvedmaternal health outcomes.}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007\%2Fs13524-014-0339-0$\#$}, author = {Slawa Rokicki and Livia Montana and Gunther Fink} }