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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.
  • Published research

    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.
  • Project

    USAID Tulonge Afya

    The USAID Tulonge Afya (“Let’s Talk about Health”) project in Tanzania works to improve the health status of women and youth through the promotion of positive health practices.
  • 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

    Audience Research for Seasonal Influenza Vaccines, Outbreaks and Respiratory Diseases, and Immunization across the Lifespan

    FHI 360 provides audience research for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases campaigns on immunizations, influenza and other diseases.
  • 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.
  • Feature

    C-Change empowers communities to eliminate malaria

    Malaria is the most common communicable disease in Ethiopia, killing about 70,000 people every year. But in the country’s Oromia region, a simple sticker has become a powerful tool for preventing and controlling the deadly disease.
  • Past Project

    Improving Healthy Behavior Project (IHBP)

    FHI 360’s Improving Healthy Behaviors Project is building the capacity of India's government at all levels to design, execute and evaluate strategic communication programs on behavior change. The project focuses on behavior change in four thematic...
  • Past Project

    Ghar Ghar Maa Swasthya

    Ghar Ghar Maa Swasthya, or Healthy Homes, is a social marketing program in Nepal that works through the private sector to strengthen the marketing and distribution of health products in rural and hard-to-reach areas.