This suite of Zika-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices programmatic research briefs (available in English and Spanish) assesses various social and behavioral determinants related to Zika prevention in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
This Spanish poster was designed to promote awareness of the dangers of Zika to pregnant women and promotes actions to be taken to reduce exposure, including the removal of standing water to reduce mosquito breeding sites.
The strategy unifies activities across the areas important during the “First 1,000 Days” (from the beginning of a pregnancy through the end of a child’s first year) – safe pregnancy, exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding, birth spacing, hygiene, sanitation and baby WASH, and home-based agriculture, as well as relevant gender norms.
This Strategic Malaria Communication Guide was developed following an assessment that included in-depth interviews of key actors and a literature review that led to the definition of key focus areas and recommended communication tactics that National
Indigenous Guatemalans have faced a multitude of barriers to access and use of family planning services, as evidenced by the 2008 USAID Health Policy Initiative study. Family planning activities in Guatemala are founded upon the 2005 Ley de Acceso Universal y Equitativo de Servicios de Planificación Familiar, a controversial family planning law which was not enacted until 2009 after a four-year legal battle between opposing institutions.
This strategy will ensure that SBCC interventions (i.e. peer education/outreach, supportive communication materials, advocacy, social media etc.) are targeted and tailored to address barriers to social and behavior change, using a an approach that combines interventions appropriate to audience life-stages.
This TV spot is part of a project in Guatemala to increase understanding of the right to family planning among rural indigenous population of the Guatemalan Western Highlands and prioritized areas of intervention. It is part of a series of spots intended for several different audiences.
This TV spot is part of a project in Guatemala to increase understanding of the right to family planning among rural indigenous population of the Guatemalan Western Highlands and prioritized areas of intervention. It is part of a series of spots intended for several different audiences.
This TV spot is part of a project in Guatemala to increase understanding of the right to family planning among rural indigenous population of the Guatemalan Western Highlands and prioritized areas of intervention. It is part of a series of spots intended for several different audiences.
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