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Understanding Individual and Social Risk Factors Related to Priority Zoonotic Diseases in West Africa: A Review of the Literature

This literature review summarizes the available published literature on behavioral determinants and sociocultural systems and norms that influence specific priority zoonotic diseases in West Africa.

It provides a starting point for further qualitative and quantitative investigation to inform the development of social and behavior change resources and tools that may contribute to the development and maintenance of effective risk communication systems.

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: September 22, 2021

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Understanding Individual and Social Risk Factors Related to Priority Zoonotic Diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Review of the Literature

This literature review summarizes the available published literature on behavioral determinants and sociocultural systems and norms that influence specific priority zoonotic diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

It provides a starting point for further qualitative and quantitative investigation to inform the development of social and behavior change (SBC) resources and tools that may contribute to the development and maintenance of effective risk communication systems.

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: September 22, 2021

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More Trending Topic Behavioral Science and Family Planning Resources

Improving Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health in Senegal

Together, IntraHealth International and the Ministry of Health and Social Action in Senegal, as part of the Neema project which aims to improve health for women and children in Senegal by strengthening health services and making them accessible to more people, we identified behavioral barriers to using contraception and designed solutions to help young people make active decisions about their sexual health.

They conducted a literature review, observed nine health facilities, conducted 80 individual interviews with youth, their parents, and health workers, and conducted 11 focus groups with youth in order to identify behavioral barriers to the use of modern contraception among youth (ages 15-24).

The researchers found that young people do not form an intention to use modern methods of contraception because they:

• Believe they are protected by traditional methods

• Are overconfident in their ability to abstain

• View contraceptive users in a negative light

• Overestimate the social and health costs while underestimating the benefits of contraception

• Have a limited choice set We also found that even youth who intend to use modern methods confront barriers to follow-through, including the social risks of access (stigma) and the challenge of planning ahead for every sexual encounter.

Drawing from these insights, the team designed the Wellness Checkup, a free, private conversation with a nurse or midwife at a local health facility.

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Ideas42

Date of Publication: June 23, 2020

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Evidence to Inform an Integrated Social and Behavior Change Strategy in the Sahel

This review of the literature on SBC programming summarizes the evidence, and lack thereof, in the Sahel, to establish a rationale for the planned Breakthrough RESEARCH RISE II SBC evaluation.

An overview of the health and development challenges in the region, along with priority health behaviors and their determinants, is followed by a description of SBC programmatic approaches that have addressed behavioral determinants and health outcomes in the region.

For more information, contact Leanne Dougherty at ldougherty@popcouncil.org

Source: Breakthrough RESEARCH/Population Council

Date of Publication: April 26, 2020

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Data Scoping Evidence for Contraceptive Use, ANC, Institutional Delivery, SBA, in Nepal

Breakthrough ACTION Nepal led a desk review in Summer and Fall 2018 to gather existing peer-reviewed literature and grey literature on contraceptive use, ANC, institutional delivery, SBA, in Nepal. Three databases were searched: Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science.

In addition, publicly available documents from 25 government bodies and organizations actively working in contraceptive use in Nepal were also reviewed. Documents were eligible for inclusion if they had been published within the last five years and were relevant to contraceptive use behaviors.

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: April 13, 2020

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Review of Literature across Six Health Areas in Ethiopia

This literature review contains a comprehensive analysis on determinants of health behaviors across six health areas, which led to the identification of crosscutting behavioral determinants and priority audiences for the Communication for Health Project, 2015-2020.

To inform the design of this integrated platform, Communication for Health conducted a review of 160 peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed literature to better understand the nature of these six health issues, and to identify priority audiences, their current practices, barriers to adoption of recommended practices, and opportunities for influencing change. This document is a synthesis of findings from the review, including recommendations concerning prioritization of health practices, priority audiences, and crosscutting behavioral determinants. The full literature review is available under separate cover. This synthesis begins with a discussion of recommended practices and their behavioral determinants for each key of the six health areas. This is followed by a discussion of crosscutting behavioral determinants, recommended audiences, communication channels and overall recommendations for the Communication for Health integrated campaign platform.

Source: Communication for Health Ethiopia

Date of Publication: February 6, 2020

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