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Developing Social and Behavior Change Costing Guidelines

These guidelines and associated materials provides a framework for estimating the cost of interventions for social and behavior change.

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Evaluating the Impacts of Cross-sectoral Social and Behavior Change in Sahel/RISE II

Breakthrough RESEARCH English Francophone West Africa, Burkina Faso, Niger Cost Effectiveness, Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Integration, Maternal and Child Health, WASH Fact Sheet/Brief, Report Audience Segmentation, Monitoring and Evaluation Breakthrough RESEARCH

These resources discuss research to assess successes and challenges of integrated social and behavior change programming in a climate-stressed setting.

An expectant mother arrives at an ANC consultation with her young daughter and husband

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Engaging Men for Effective Family Planning in Togo

Breakthrough RESEARCH English Francophone West Africa, Togo Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Gender, Male Engagement Fact Sheet/Brief, Report Breakthrough RESEARCH

This report and brief assess the benefits and feasibility of two couple communication approaches on family planning.

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Examining Provider Behavior Change in Ouagadougou Partnership Countries

Breakthrough RESEARCH English Francophone West Africa, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Provider Behavior Change Report Monitoring and Evaluation Breakthrough RESEARCH

This landscaping review summarizes evidence on the effectiveness of provider behavior change interventions for improving family planning services.

A woman standing in front of a video camera

Merci Mon Héros

Social Media Listening and Evaluating the Impacts of a Regional Mass Media Intervention Targeting Young People

Breakthrough RESEARCH English, French Francophone West Africa, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief, Implementation Guidance, Literature Review, Peer-reviewed, Presentation Slides, Report, Webinar Digital, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough RESEARCH

These resources are the product of an examination the impact of mass media and digital media on young people’s family planning attitudes and behaviors.

A mother and her baby son smile in Niger

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Strengthening Social and Behavior Change Monitoring and Evaluation for Family Planning in Francophone West Africa

Breakthrough RESEARCH English Francophone West Africa, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo Family Planning / Reproductive Health Fact Sheet/Brief, Presentation Slides, Report, Tool, Webinar Monitoring and Evaluation Breakthrough RESEARCH

These resources are the product of a mapping of family planning (FP) investments, technical approaches, and indicators in the four WABA/Amplify-FP countries.

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Comprehensive Formative Research on Health Beliefs, Practices, and Behaviors in Mali

Breakthrough RESEARCH English, French Mali Maternal and Child Health Report Breakthrough RESEARCH

This report describes the results of three phases of formative research, including a literature review, focus groups, and a quantitative exit interviews.

Two men during an Merci Mon Héros interview

John Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Can Social Listening and Social Media Monitoring Benefit Your SBC Activities?

Breakthrough RESEARCH, Blog

This blog posts discusses ways family planning and reproductive health social and behavior change programs can use social media to gather information.

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Advancing Postpartum Hemorrhage Care Approach in Madagascar

Breakthrough RESEARCH English, French Madagascar Maternal and Child Health, Provider Behavior Change Fact Sheet/Brief, Peer-reviewed Breakthrough RESEARCH

The research briefs and a research article on this page describe the development of solutions to prevent, detect, and treat postpartum hemorrhage in Madagascar.