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  • Published research

    Large-scale social and behavior change communication interventions have sustained impacts on infant and young child feeding knowledge and practices: Results of a 2-year follow-up study in Bangladesh

    This article assesses the changes in exposure and infant and young child feeding knowledge and practices after a social behavior change program ended. The findings indicate that improvements in maternal knowledge and practices related to infant and young child feeding can be sustained for at least two years. The authors also found that exposure to interpersonal counseling decreased slightly, community mobilization decreased substantially and recall of mass media messaging remained unchanged after the end of the project.
  • Published research

    Timely introduction of complementary feeding among caregivers of children 6-12 months, Sodo Town, Ethiopia

    The World Health Organization recommends introducing complementary feeding — providing liquids, solid or semisolid foods in addition to breast milk — starting from the age of six months. The study assessed the timely introduction of complementary feeding among caregivers of children ages 6-12 months. The authors found that the proportion of timely introduction of complementary feeding was low and suggest this can be increased by promoting the importance of antenatal care visits, hospital deliveries and health education.
  • Publication

    The SHIKHA Project: Improving Knowledge and Practice of Infant and Child Feeding and Maternal Nutrition, Endline Survey Report

    This publication is the final report on the SHIKHA intervention survey.
  • Past Project

    Communicate for Health (C4H)

    Communicate for Health (C4H) seeks to improve the health and well-being of Ghanaians through a broad range of mass media and Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) campaigns.
  • Published research

    Gaps between breastfeeding awareness and practices in Vietnamese mothers result from inadequate support in health facilities and social norms

    Two approaches to reducing the gap between breastfeeding awareness and practice are strengthening support in health facilities and making desired practices normative. Increased early initiation of breastfeeding can be achieved through strengthening support by health staff, minimizing unnecessary Cesarean deliveries and ensuring infant-friendly health facilities. Programs can improve exclusive breastfeeding practices by addressing the sociocultural environment through counseling and support, mass media campaigns and highlighting of the negative effect of infant formula advertisements.
  • Past Project

    Communication for Healthy Communities (CHC)

    This program in Uganda uses health communication interventions to increase adoption of healthy behaviors and improve uptake of critical health services.
  • Feature

    'A product that pretty much sells itself': Packaging our field experience so it’s irresistible

    This story was originally published on K4Health‘s website here and later posted on FHI 360's Degrees Blog.  By Ann Jimerson, Behavior Change Specialist, FHI 360
  • Past Project

    USAID/Uganda Community Connector (CC) Project

    The USAID/Uganda Community Connector (CC) Project, implemented by FHI 360 in Uganda, assists local governments in improving the nutrition of women and children and the livelihoods of vulnerable populations by implementing interventions that...