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    Advancing use of nutrition knowledge to improve practice by policy and program communities in India during a political transition

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    Pathways: how caregiver savings group participation supports child wellbeing

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    Barriers and facilitators to growth monitoring and promotion in Nepal: Household, health worker and female community health volunteer perceptions

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    Addressing community-level stigma toward key populations: Communication insights from action research in Ghana

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    Effect of enhanced detailing and mass media on community use of oral rehydration salts and zinc during a scale-up program in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh

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    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.
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    Marketing self-management education: Lessons on messaging and framing

    Self-management education (SME) is an evidence-based, interactive intervention that helps individuals with chronic diseases maintain or improve their quality of life by building skills, such as goal setting and decision making. But, few people have heard of or understand the term, and participation in such programs remains low. This qualitative research shows it is feasible to market SME programs by using motivating messages in clear but relatable language and making it easy for potential participants to find a program.
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    Outcomes of compulsory detention compared to community-based voluntary methadone maintenance treatment in Vietnam

    This research finds conclusive evidence that methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is more costeffective than center-based compulsory treatment (CCT) in reducing heroin use, blood-borne virus risk behaviors, drug-related illegal behaviors and monthly drug spending. The authors recommend that policymakers consider allocation of resources for MMT treatment a higher priority and scale down CCT models.
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    Measurement of social norms affecting modern contraceptive use: A literature review

    This literature review identifies and evaluates social norm measures related to modern contraceptive use. The results show that no single measure was used in more than one study; failure to specify the boundaries of who was engaging in and influencing the behaviors of interest contributed to the variation. The authors make several recommendations to bring greater consistency and comparability to social norm measures.
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    Evaluation of a male engagement intervention to transform gender norms and improve family planning and HIV service uptake in Kabale, Uganda

    Evaluating men’s understanding of family planning and gender norms in Uganda revealed that, overall, the intervention did not achieve programmatically meaningful changes in gender attitudes among men, but it did show some improvements in men’s health-seeking behaviors. The authors suggest that future interventions require higher peer educator qualifications, longer intervention duration and more frequent supervision.