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  • Published research

    Evaluation of the Obulamu? integrated health communication campaign in Uganda: Results from a repeated cross-sectional household survey

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    Using behavior change approaches to improve complementary feeding practices

    Improving complementary feeding of children 6 to 24 months of age requires an understanding of what drives feeding behaviors in specific cultural and economic contexts and which systematic approaches best facilitate beneficial and feasible changes. This paper analyzes social and behavior change approaches and use of program delivery platforms at scale that resulted in documented improvements in Bangladesh, Malawi, Peru and Zambia. The authors conclude that complementary feeding practices, particularly dietary diversity, can be improved rapidly in a variety of settings through available program platforms if interventions focus on specific constraints and strategies encourage caregivers to prepare and feed appropriate foods.
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    Evidence-based adaptation and scale-up of a mobile phone health information service

    Using mobile phone interventions for health improvement, particularly behavior change and maintenance interventions, is growing at a rapid pace. This case study presents how to apply best practices to successfully scale up mobile phone interventions. Applying principles of scale can inform the successful scale-up, sustainability and potential impact of mHealth programs across health topics and settings.
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    Organization Spotlight: Right from the Start in the Digital Age: A new challenge for teachers and parents of children in grades K-3

    Teasing and bullying have expanded from the classroom to the internet. Because communicating digitally is becoming the norm, developing good net citizenship is a new focus for early childhood education. This paper documents the problem, discusses the role of social-emotional learning and highlights the need for developing strategic partnerships with early childhood organizations, teacher educators and producers of children’s media.
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    Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

    Despite growing evidence of the impact of breastfeeding on reducing infant mortality and improving lifelong health, mothers still do not have the support they need to breastfeed. Women are two and a half times more likely to breastfeed where it is protected, promoted and supported. This paper outlines policy and program investments known to create an enabling environment for improved breastfeeding.
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    Interactive workshops to promote gender equity and family planning in rural communities of Guatemala: Results of a community randomized study

    Community workshops for men, women and couples were conducted in rural Guatemalan communities to test whether promoting gender equity with regards to reproductive health contributes to gender-equitable attitudes and strengthens family planning practices. The results suggest that it is possible to influence both inequitable gender norms and reproductive health knowledge and behaviors using appropriately designed communications interventions.
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    Sexual networks and HIV risk among black men who have sex with men in six U.S. cities

    Analysis of self-reported data from 1,349 black men who have sex with men in the United States, a group that is disproportionately affected by HIV, found that the men's sexual networks were relatively small and often overlapped with their social networks. Network interventions that engage the social networks of black men who have sex with men, such as peer influence, should be developed to affect social norms around HIV testing and HIV status disclosure.
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    On the road again: Concurrency and condom use among Uganda truck drivers

    Analyses of data collected from Ugandan truck drivers showed that overlapping sexual relationships with two or more long-term partners, with whom condoms were not being used, was common. These findings are of particular concern because this population is sometimes considered a key bridging population in the HIV epidemic. Innovative intervention programs that address the realities of truck drivers' lifestyles are needed for these men and their partners.
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    Intimacy versus isolation: A qualitative study of sexual practices among sexually active HIV-infected patients in HIV care in Brazil, Thailand and Zambia

    Understanding the psychosocial context of condomless sex among people living with HIV or AIDS could shed light on effective intervention strategies. The study considers the perceived impact of HIV on the sexual practices and relationships of in-care HIV-infected men who have sex with men, heterosexual men and women in Brazil, Thailand and Zambia who engaged in high-risk sexual practices. 
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    Trial participation disclosure and gel use behavior in the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel trial

    This study demonstrates that the dynamics of communication between partners about participation in a trial and use of a study product vary and can influence use behavior. Therefore, no single product adherence strategy can be applied to all HIV prevention trials or product introduction campaigns. Guidance is needed for developing adherence strategies that involve male partners of women who want to communicate their study participation and that support women who would like to use a study product without their partner's knowledge.