This handbook, designed by AIDSCAP’s Behavior Change Communication (BCC) unit, is intended to help field-level planners and implementors conduct simple, effective pretests of BCC materials for HIV/AIDS prevention. This handbook will help you:
- Understand what pretesting is and why it is important
- Learn different methods of pretesting
- Determine whether materials are easily readable
- Design and conduct simple, effective testing surveys
- Analyze and use pretest information to improve materials
The handbook does not cover specific issues such as target group identification, project design, project evaluation and development of BCC material.
