Provider Behavior Change Archives | Breakthrough ACTION and RESEARCH

Peer-Reviewed Articles Supporting the SBC Evidence Base

English Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Francophone West Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo, Guyana, Nigeria, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Male Engagement, Global Health Security, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Peer-reviewed Advocacy, Audience Segmentation, Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Digital, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural, Risk Communication, Integration Breakthrough ACTION

These peer-reviewed publications help SBC practitioners find strategies and scalable interventions to improve health outcomes.

Man and woman speaking with health care provider

Together We Can Client–Provider Package

English Tanzania Sexual and Reproductive Health, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Implementation Guidance, Toolkit Human-centered Design, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This package helps people make informed choices about contraception and achieve reproductive intentions by improving family planning services.

Adaptations of Sick Child Feeding Tools in Guatemala

English, Spanish Guatemala Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Tool, Training Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

These tools are adapted from those developed in the DRC and are based on behavioral insights from mothers and caregivers in Guatemala.

Building Trust and Empathy with Young Mothers in Nutrition Programming

English Gender, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief Advocacy, Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This brief provides recommendations to prioritize trust and empathy to improve nutritional outcomes for young mothers and their children.

Nigeria Provider Behavior Change Learning Briefs

English Nigeria Malaria, Provider Behavior Change Fact Sheet/Brief Breakthrough ACTION

These learning briefs detail how Breakthrough ACTION worked with health care providers in Nigeria to provide quality services.

Exploring Barriers to the Provision of IPTp in the DRC

English Democratic Republic of the Congo Sexual and Reproductive Health, Malaria, Provider Behavior Change Report Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This study identified barriers and facilitators of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine provision in the DRC.

Malaria diagnostic training in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Pharath Lim/PMI

Determinants of RDT Result Use and Malaria Treatment Decision Making in the DRC

English Democratic Republic of the Congo Malaria, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Report Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This report offers recommendations for improving malaria surveillance accuracy and guiding prevention and treatment strategies in the DRC.

Nigerian woman reading a radio script on World Malaria Day

Sustainable Media Engagement and Capacity Strengthening in Nigeria

English Nigeria COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Global Health Security, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Tuberculosis Fact Sheet/Brief Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Digital, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This brief showcases Breakthrough ACTION’s approach to creating strong partnerships with media professionals and health technical experts as part of its strategic and coordinated package of SBC interventions in Nigeria.

Man receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

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Working With Health Care Providers in Nigeria

English Nigeria COVID-19, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Fact Sheet/Brief, Online Course, Tool, Video/Animation Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

Breakthrough ACTION worked with providers in Nigeria to leverage peer influence and strengthen their interpersonal communication skills.