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What Are The Main Barriers And Facilitating Factors Associated With Intergenerational Communication On Sexual And Reproductive Health In Niger And Côte D’Ivoire?, Breakthrough Research
What Are The Main Barriers And Facilitating Factors Associated With Intergenerational Communication On Sexual And Reproductive Health In Niger And Côte D’Ivoire?, Breakthrough Research
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices
When parents communicate with their youth on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues, they have a greater influence on youth SRH behaviors. But parents’ lack of knowledge of SRH, low self-efficacy in engaging young people, and unfavorable social norms about communication and youth access to SRH information are barriers to open intergenerational communication. Breakthrough RESEARCH conducted a qualitative study in Niger and Côte d’Ivoire to better understand the specific barriers to intergenerational communication about SRH, and ways in which adult allies can be supported to engage young people and encourage them to lead a healthy life. This research contributes to …
Addressing Communication Taboos Motivates Social And Behavioral Changes In Niamey And Abidjan: Evaluation Of The Merci Mons Héros Media Campaign, Breakthrough Research
Addressing Communication Taboos Motivates Social And Behavioral Changes In Niamey And Abidjan: Evaluation Of The Merci Mons Héros Media Campaign, Breakthrough Research
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices
Merci Mon Héros (MMH) is a mixed media campaign that catalyzes young people as co-leaders to improve intergenerational communication and young people’s family planning and reproductive health outcomes. The Breakthrough RESEARCH project―USAID’s flagship investment in social and behavior change research and evaluation―was tasked with evaluating the MMH campaign. This brief highlights important evaluation findings and recommendations for strengthening intergenerational communication in two priority locations—Niamey, Niger and Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Evaluation Of Rise Ii Integrated Social And Behavior Change Activities In Niger: Baseline Report, Leanne Dougherty, Lynn Abu Turk, Nrupa Jani, Chaibou Dadi
Evaluation Of Rise Ii Integrated Social And Behavior Change Activities In Niger: Baseline Report, Leanne Dougherty, Lynn Abu Turk, Nrupa Jani, Chaibou Dadi
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices
Breakthrough RESEARCH is conducting a mixed-methods study that includes quantitative methods to assess differential changes over time in key health outcomes associated with Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced (RISE) II's integrated social and behavioral change (SBC) strategy and qualitative methods to explain how and why gender-related changes occurred or were associated with these changes. This technical report presents descriptive baseline findings for the quantitative portion of the evaluation. This information will support RISE II's Resilience Food Security Activity partners to understand how to tailor planned SBC approaches to address barriers to adopting targeted health behaviors.
Breakthrough Research—Social And Behavior Change Costing Community Of Practice Series Brief #5: Are Integrated Social And Behavior Change Interventions Cost-Effective? A Methodological Approach, Breakthrough Research
Breakthrough Research—Social And Behavior Change Costing Community Of Practice Series Brief #5: Are Integrated Social And Behavior Change Interventions Cost-Effective? A Methodological Approach, Breakthrough Research
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices
The Research and Learning Agenda for Advancing Integrated Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Programming, developed by Breakthrough RESEARCH through a consensus-driven process, identified the need for costing and evaluating the cost-effectiveness of integrated SBC as one of four key questions that needs addressing. This brief, developed by Avenir Health, provides an overview of the steps for examining the cost-effectiveness of integrated SBC programs that can be used for future cost-effectiveness analyses. This is the fifth in a series of programmatic research briefs intended to complement the Guidelines for Costing of Social and Behavior Change Health Interventions and support a Community …
Qualitative Evaluation Of Breakthrough Action/Nigeria’S Community Capacity Strengthening Approach To Sustaining Integrated Social And Behavior Change Programming: Phase I, Martha Silva, Nrupa Jani, Adetunji Adetayo, Mayokun Adediran
Qualitative Evaluation Of Breakthrough Action/Nigeria’S Community Capacity Strengthening Approach To Sustaining Integrated Social And Behavior Change Programming: Phase I, Martha Silva, Nrupa Jani, Adetunji Adetayo, Mayokun Adediran
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices
To ensure the maintenance and sustainability of social and behavior change (SBC), Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria is implementing a phased, performance-based community capacity strengthening (CCS) approach that focuses on engaging existing community leaders and structures—namely ward development committees—to increase community self-efficacy, coordinate and support the health ecosystem in general, and to ensure sustained community-level activities supporting behavior change and positive social norms for improved health outcomes. Using a qualitative approach, Breakthrough RESEARCH assessed early successes, challenges, and opportunities for Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria’s CCS Phase 1 approach in selected wards of the Bauchi and Sokoto states in Nigeria.
Determining The Most Significant Changes On Intergenerational Communication And Young People’S Family Planning And Reproductive Health Outcomes: Qualitative Evaluation Of The Merci Mon Héros Media Campaign In Niger And Côte D’Ivoire, Martha Silva, Sethson Kassegne, Robert-Hugues Yaovi Nagbe, Rebecca Ezouatchi, Lorimpo Babogou, Farida Moussa
Determining The Most Significant Changes On Intergenerational Communication And Young People’S Family Planning And Reproductive Health Outcomes: Qualitative Evaluation Of The Merci Mon Héros Media Campaign In Niger And Côte D’Ivoire, Martha Silva, Sethson Kassegne, Robert-Hugues Yaovi Nagbe, Rebecca Ezouatchi, Lorimpo Babogou, Farida Moussa
Reproductive Health
Merci Mon Héros (MMH) is a mixed media campaign that catalyzes young people as co-leaders to improve intergenerational communication and young people’s family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) outcomes. Breakthrough ACTION co-facilitated and codeveloped this youth-led campaign in francophone African countries while the Breakthrough RESEARCH project was tasked with evaluating the MMH campaign to determine the most significant changes in the communities exposed to the mixed media campaign in Niger and Côte d’Ivoire. Using the qualitative methodology of Most Significant Change, participants shared personal narratives during focus group discussions in each country. The diverse stories collected in both countries …
Expressions Of Power In Health Care Providers’ Experiences And Behavior, Breakthrough Research
Expressions Of Power In Health Care Providers’ Experiences And Behavior, Breakthrough Research
Reproductive Health
This brief describes a secondary cross-country qualitative analysis that investigated how power manifests and can be shifted to optimize provider behavior change (PBC) approaches across health areas and geographical contexts. Breakthrough RESEARCH explored how four interrelated domains of power are differentially experienced by health care providers (HCPs) based on one’s position and function within the health system in Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, and Togo. The results are intended to help promote quality reproductive, maternal, and newborn care by offering insights for PBC programming. Key findings showed that HCPs’ power was often constrained by limited access to resources, opportunities for advancement, and …
How To Use A Theory Of Change To Monitor And Evaluate Social And Behavior Change Programs, Breakthrough Research
How To Use A Theory Of Change To Monitor And Evaluate Social And Behavior Change Programs, Breakthrough Research
Reproductive Health
Breakthrough RESEARCH has developed a guide on how to use a theory of change to monitor and evaluate social and behavior change (SBC) programs. This guide will help managers support research, monitoring, and evaluation staff and ensure they have the programmatic data required to track results, and it will ensure the program is guided by robust theory-driven evidence with results tracked over time and at the program’s end. This guide is one of a series of Compass SBC how-to guides that provide step-by-step instructions on how to perform core SBC tasks. From formative research through monitoring and evaluation, these guides …