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Ebola Risk Communication Project in Liberia: Lessons in Crisis Communication

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This report, produced by the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to document its work on HC3’s Ebola Risk Communication project in Liberia, details the project’s goals of understanding and documenting Ebola-related communication efforts in the country to better inform communication approaches to future crises. This resulted in the development of a codebook that was then applied in order to further analyze the mes…

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HIV Communication Programs, Condom Use at Sexual Debut, and HIV Infections Averted in South Africa, 2005

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This secondary statistical analysis examines survey data from South Africa in 2005 on condom use at sexual debut, normally occurring before HIV infection from unprotected sex, and how this might have contributed to the reduction of HIV infections in the early 2000s. This article was part of a special issue of JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes that was devoted to health communication and its role in and impact on HIV preventio…

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Strengthening Nonrandomized Studies of Health Communication Strategies for HIV Prevention

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This article, focused on impact evaluations of health communication interventions for HIV prevention, was part of a special issue of JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes that was devoted to health communication and its role in and impact on HIV prevention and care. The authors in this special issue addressed many separate topics in order to introduce a wider biomedical audience to core health communication principles, strategies…

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Strategic Roles for Health Communication in Combination HIV Prevention and Care Programs

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This is the introduction to a special issue of JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes that was devoted to health communication and its role in and impact on HIV prevention and care. The authors in this special issue addressed many separate topics in order to introduce a wider biomedical audience to core health communication principles, strategies and evidence of effectiveness. This article was first published on August 15, 2014, i…

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Recherche Qualitative Sur les Grossesses à un Âge Maternel Avancé et à Haute Parité en Afrique de l’Ouest

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Les grossesses précoces, fréquentes et tardives constituent de grands dangers pour la santé maternelle, néonatale et infantile (SMNI), en particulier dans les pays où les femmes ont un accès limité aux services de soins de santé de qualité (HC3, 2014a). Les grossesses chez les femmes d’âge maternel avancé (AMA, 35 ans ou plus) ou chez les femmes à haute parité (HP, ayant donné naissance cinq fois ou plus) sont liées à la mortalité maternelle et i…

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Correlates of Intra-Household ITN Use in Liberia: A Multilevel Analysis of Household Survey Data

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Using household survey data collected between March and April 2014, this study evaluates the role of socio-demographic characteristics, caregiver insecticide treated net (ITN) ideation, household characteristics, and community factors in ITN use among household members. The tested hypothesis is that the factors affecting ITN use operate at individual, household, and community levels. What differentiates this study from most previous studies is it…

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HC3 Landscaping Summary Report on Zika Coordination and Communication in Four Countries: Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Guatemala

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In response to a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) request, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) – based at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) – conducted a social and behavior change communication (SBCC) landscape for Zika in March and April 2016 in four Central American countries: Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Guatemala. Over the course of one week in each country,…

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Qualitative Research on Advanced Maternal Age and High Parity Pregnancies in West Africa

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Early, frequent and late pregnancies pose significant dangers to maternal, neonatal and child health, especially in countries where women have limited access to quality healthcare services. Pregnancies among women of advanced maternal age (AMA, 35 years or older) or among women of high parity (HP, having had five or more births) are linked to maternal and infant mortality. To better understand the context in which AMA and HP pregnancies occur, HC…

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Qualitative Assessment on Health System Trust and Health Service Utilization in Liberia

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This study explored the following objectives: Explore client perceptions of health care providers and client perspectives, including any Ebola-related stigma that may influence health-seeking behaviors; Explore facility and community-based health care providers’ perceptions of service provision including fear, self-confidence, training/supervision, and trust in the health system. Qualitative Assessment on Health System Trust and Health Service Ut…

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Community Perspectives about Ebola in Bong, Lofa and Montserrado Counties of Liberia: Results of a Qualitative Study

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This study aimed to assess differences in community perceptions about, and in response to, Ebola in three counties: Lofa, Bong and Monteserrado. The assessment sought to obtain answers to the following research questions: What are the attitudes, community norms and practices that are related to Ebola? How do these attitudes, norms and practices vary within and across study counties? How have these attitudes, norms and practices changed over time?…

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Estudio Sobre el Uso y Disponibilidad de Telefonía Celular y Redes Sociales en Cuatro Comunidades Rurales del Altiplano Occidental de Guatemala

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Este informe presenta los hallazgos de una investigación formativa cualitativa y cuantitativa realizada en cuatro comunidades rurales del altiplano de Guatemala sobre el acceso y uso de telefonía móvil e internet entre la población de jefes de hogar de 18 a 55 años. Además, presenta información sobre el interés de los usuarios de celulares móviles e internet en recibir mensajes e información sobre temas de desarrollo y salud comunitaria a través …