Social and Behavior Change to Increase Tuberculosis Care-Seeking in Nigeria: Tools and Resources

Breakthrough ACTION has developed and implemented social and behavior change (SBC) interventions to increase the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases identified in Nigeria. These resources can be adapted and used by professionals interested in using SBC approaches to address TB or practitioners implementing TB programs.

Check Am O! Campaign

Breakthrough ACTION, the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP), and other partners in Nigeria developed the first national unified TB SBC campaign in the country. “Check Am O!” (Go and Check It!) was based on an intensive human-centered design approach and rolled out through multiple channels. The campaign encouraged anyone with a cough lasting more than two weeks to seek TB testing and for their families, friends, and acquaintances to support them in doing so.

Print Materials

• Check Am O! TB Posters
• Check Am O! TB Flyers
• Check Am O! TB Banners
• Basic Facts About TB and COVID-19 Poster
• What Health Care Workers Need to Know and Do to Reduce TB Stigma
• Frequently Asked Questions About TB in Adolescents Brochure
• Did You Know Children Can Also Have TB? Posters
• Check Am O! Hospital Signage
• Basic Facts About TB Infection Brochure

TB TV Spots

• Tricycle
• Motor Park
• Mechanic
• Pharmacy
• Market
• Carpenter

TB-COVID-19 TV Spots

• Tricycle
• Motor Park
• Mechanic
• Pharmacy

Job Aids for Health Care Workers

These job aids provide user-friendly guidance on TB care and treatment clinical management.

• TB Preventive Treatment Factsheet
• Standard Operating Procedures for BPaLM and BPaL
• BPaLM and BPaL Job Aid

Guidelines and Reports

• Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilisation Guidelines for the Tuberculosis Programme in Nigeria 2020–2025: Serves as a resource for implementing and standardizing effective SBC interventions for TB testing and treatment programs.
• Increasing Case Detection of Tuberculosis in Nigeria: Design and Test Phase Report: Provides an overview of the human-centered design process used to design and test prototypes to improve TB case finding. The report describes the five solutions selected to move forward and offers recommendations and next steps.

Implementation and Success Stories

Increasing Tuberculosis Case Notification in Nigeria: The Role of Social and Behavior Change

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: August 13, 2024