An important focus of the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), a USAID-funded global communication capacity building project, is to expand the role universities and training institutes play in local and regional health communication practice, teaching and research. As a first step, HC3 conducted an assessment to identify current areas of strength and opportunity for growth in social and behavioral change communication (SBCC) educati…
… This report provides a secondary analysis of DHS data for Benin and Madagascar related to the sexual and reproductive health needs of urban youth. Behavioral Determinants of Urban Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health [English] Déterminants Comportementaux de la Santé Sexuelle et Reproductive des Jeunes en Milieu Urbain [Français] …
… Analyse secondaire des données des enquêtes démographiques et de santé réalisées au Bénin et à Madagascar Report: Déterminants Comportementaux de la Santé Sexuelle et Reproductive des Jeunes en Milieu Urbain …
This report provides an evidence review and DHS secondary analysis on women of advanced maternal age and high parity pregnancies. Engaging Families for Healthy Pregnancies: Family Planning for Women of Advanced Maternal Age and High Parity: Global Evidence on Health Outcomes and Secondary Analysis of DHS Data Promouvoir la participation des familles pour des grossesses saines – Planification familiale centrée sur les femmes d’âge maternel avancé …
… The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) convened an expert consultation in Washington, D.C. in June 2014 to focus on how to reposition condoms so they appeal to adolescents and increase use. Experts from across the globe attended to bring diverse perspectives to the meeting. Learn more . …
Gender equity is an important determinant of health, especially in the area of reproductive health and family planning. Yet, evaluating the relationship between gender equity and family planning programs is not a simple task. HC3 analyzed four country programs to determine if there is a significant relationship between gender equity and current use of family planning, and also whether exposure to communication intervention components is significa…
The purpose of this desk review is to identify promising SBCC practices related to malaria case management at both community and service provider levels in the four focus countries: Zambia, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Senegal. Case management of malaria has undergone profound changes over the years since the introduction and widespread use of rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). Recent years have seen the evo…
… Este informe presenta los hallazgos de una investigación formativa cualitativa realizada en cinco comunidades rurales del altiplano de Guatemala sobre la presencia de emisores de radio, los tipos y las características de su programación, la penetración de programas radiales, las preferencias de programación de sus radio-oyentes, y el interés de los emisores de radio en abordar temas de desarrollo y salud comunitario en su programación. Descargar …
… La misión de USAID en Guatemala pidió a HC3 que examinara la consistencia de mensajes diseminados en la región del Programa Integrado del Altiplano Occidental (conocido como el WHIP o la región WHIP, por sus siglas en inglés). Materiales De Comunicación De La Región Whip De Guatemala …
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?…
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…
Social and behavior change considerations for areas transitioning from high and moderate to low, very low and zero malaria transmissionJanuary 18, 2018 - 10:11 am
Smart Client and Smart Couple: Digital Health Tools to Empower Women and Couples for Family PlanningOctober 19, 2017 - 4:15 pm
Celebrating the Seeds of Change in GuatemalaSeptember 26, 2017 - 3:19 pm
HC3 Nigeria’s Chizoba Onyechi Named as 120 Under 40 Family Planning ChampionSeptember 12, 2017 - 12:54 pm
HC3 Côte d’Ivoire and Partners Celebrate their SuccessesSeptember 5, 2017 - 12:09 pm