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Health Communication and the HIV Continuum of Care

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This is an article is from a special issue of JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes that highlights the effectiveness of health communication in keeping people engaged and on treatment throughout the HIV continuum of care – leading to more positive health outcomes. The supplement, titled Impact of Health Communication on the HIV Continuum of Care, presents a series of 10 articles that make the case for using health communication …

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Assessment of Family Planning Use in Bauchi and Sokoto States, Nigeria

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… The focus of this report is to understand the family planning context in Northern Nigeria through a literature review. It will also assess changes in modern contraceptive use in Bauchi and Sokoto States between 2009 and 2014 using household survey and facility-level data, and contextualize the quantitative findings with a qualitative study. Assessment of Family Planning Use in Bauchi and Sokoto States, Nigeria …

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Malaria SBCC Evidence Factsheets on ITN Behaviors, Case Management and Service Providers

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This collection of factsheets synthesizes the key findings from a critical, multiphase review that HC3 conducted of approximately 3,600 peer-reviewed articles and 1,700 grey literature documents to assess the evidence for malaria social and behavior change communication (SBCC). These findings are presented below in three malaria technical areas: insecticide-treated net behaviors, case management and service providers.     Impact of SBCC on Insect…

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Findings from a Qualitative Study about Influences on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Rural Areas of Madagascar

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Madagascar commissioned the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative to conduct a sexual and reproductive health/family planning study of young adolescents (ages 10 to 19) in the rural areas of four diverse regions (Anamalanga, Atsinanana, Menabe and Sofia) in terms of ethnicity, access to services, demographics and SRH indicators. During December 2016, the study team co…

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Outcome Harvesting Evaluation of Social and Behavior Change Communication Capacity Strengthening Activities in Bangladesh

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In August 2016, a CCP evaluation team worked with BKMI II staff to apply a qualitative evaluation methodology, Outcome Harvesting, to measure the effect of BKMI II’s capacity strengthening efforts on the MOHFW, SBCC stakeholders and communities of practice (COPs). In addition to classifying outcomes according to the types of programmatic activities, the evaluation also classified whether the outcomes occurred at an individual, organization or sys…

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Outcome Harvesting Evaluation of Social and Behavior Change Communication Capacity Strengthening Activities in Liberia

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In October 2014, HC3 began working in Liberia to support the Ebola response. As part of the USAID strategy to rapidly address the worsening Ebola outbreak in Liberia via SBCC activities, HC3 provided a range of inputs including research and monitoring, messages and materials development and national- and county-level coordination and community engagement. As the number of Ebola cases decreased, HC3 shifted its focus and began working with the Min…

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Outcome Harvesting Evaluation of Social and Behavior Change Communication Capacity Strengthening Activities in Ethiopia

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In June 2016, HC3 Ethiopia applied a qualitative evaluation methodology, Outcome Harvesting, to measure HC3 Ethiopia’s effect on the behaviors of SBCC professionals and organizations in Ethiopia. Through systematic project document review, facilitated discussion with key HC3 Ethiopia staff and collaboration with an external consultant, an evaluation team from CCP harvested and verified a total of 37 outcomes. By definition, HC3 Ethiopia’s capacit…

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Qualitative Research for Zika Virus Disease Prevention in Guatemala, Central America

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In July 2017, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) conducted a qualitative exploration of the perception of the effectiveness, feasibility and self-efficacy of Zika prevention actions among pregnant women, men with a pregnant partner and women likely to become pregnant in Guatemala. The research also explored the perceptions of seriousness of Zika and how it changed over the course of the outbreak. In highland and lowland areas w…

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Strengthening Malaria SBCC through Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

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This August 29, 2017 webinar held by the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) highlighted three new tools for malaria social and behavior change communication (SBCC) research, monitoring and evaluation (RM&E). These tools included: Malaria SBCC Evidence Package: a searchable database, fact sheets and infographics featuring articles demonstrating the positive role of SBCC on malaria outcomes M&E I-Kit for Malaria Case Management SBCC …

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Malaria Evidence Review Infographics on ITN Behaviors, Case Management and Service Providers

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… This series of infographics accompanies a set of factsheets synthesizing the impact of social and behavior change communication on key malaria health topics, including insecticide-treated net behavior, malaria case management and service provider behavior. These infographics distill evidence from a larger review of malaria SBCC evidence conducted by HC3 – more details here. …