Effect of social and behavior change communication by using infotainment in community perception of adolescent girls for reproductive and sexual health care in high priority districts of Assam

Mahanta, Tulika Goswami; Boruah, Manjit; Singh, Veena; Gogoi, Pronab; Rane, Tushar Manohar; Mahanta, Bhupendra Narayan

doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2015.12.002

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“…[13] Although effect of SBCC on increasing awareness among adolescents is known, there is gap in the documentation on effect of SBCC at the community level to increase awareness among adolescents. [1415] The formative research conducted as an approach for strengthening AH service delivery successfully generated evidence for guiding the development of a communication plan for AH. Similarly, the success of the model based on strengthening DCAH showed that ensuring an administrative will and adopting a governance and policy framework are essential for strengthening AH service delivery mechanisms.…”

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Improving adolescent health services across high priority districts in 6 states of India: Learnings from an integrated reproductive maternal newborn child and adolescent health project

Wadhwa¹,

Chaudhary²,

Bisht³

et al. 2018

Indian J Community Med

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Background:India has been at the forefront of designing adolescent health (AH) policies. The National Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health policy (2006), the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn Child, and AH strategy (2013), and the “Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)” (2014) have been the critical milestones in this direction. However, despite policies being available, the AH outcomes need improvement through operationalization of focused and need-based AH interventions.Objectives:The objectives of this study were to improve services for RKSK interventions across select geographies of India.Materials and Methods:USAID's VRIDDHI Project has been providing technical support at the national level and in six focus states to improve uptake of evidence-based high-impact reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and AH interventions. To improve AH services and outcomes, two approaches were implemented, namely (a) strengthen the functioning of adolescent-friendly health clinics in 95 high caseload health facilities in 26 high priority districts across six states and (b) demonstrate other operational strategies outlined in RKSK program including strengthening of district committees on AH, undertaking formative research for developing adolescent-focused communication strategy, and operationalizing weekly iron and folic acid supplementation program.Results:As a result of ongoing technical support over 2-year period (January 2016–December 2017), improvements were noted across multiple AH indicators. In addition, evidence-based learnings were also generated from the demonstration models for potential scale up to other geographies.Conclusion:The project was successful in improving AH services in the intervention facilities through an integrated approach which is replicable, sustainable, and scalable for driving the AH program in India.

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Improving adolescent health services across high priority districts in 6 states of India: Learnings from an integrated reproductive maternal newborn child and adolescent health project

Wadhwa¹,

Chaudhary²,

Bisht³

et al. 2018

Indian J Community Med

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“…The study conducted by Mahanta et al . [11] demonstrated that social and behavior change communication was effective in increasing awareness on key nutrition and reproductive and sexual issues among adolescents; however, it captured few practice/behavior indicators and no outcome indicator. This study adds evidence on the intervention design and change in knowledge status of adolescents from Gujarat.…”

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Improving adolescent health: Learnings from an interventional study in Gujarat, India

Patel¹,

Puwar

Shah³

et al. 2018

Indian J Community Med

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Background:There are multiple risk factors during adolescence, which become precursors of various diseases and injuries inflicting high morbidity, mortality, and disability. There are several gaps in adolescent health research in India; one among them is that programs targeting adolescent health are constrained by the absence of rigorous interventional research informing interventions for improving adolescent health. This study aims to document the effectiveness of intervention on adolescent health and knowledge change on the risk factors among adolescents in one of the selected districts in Gujarat, India.Methods:This was an interventional study with quasi-experimental design executed in one of the blocks of Gujarat. Baseline was conducted in 2013–2014 followed by intervention and the end line during 2016–2017. A structured validated questionnaire after pilot testing was executed to collect information on sociodemographic profile, nutrition status, menstrual hygiene practices, reproductive and sexual health, substance abuse, program awareness and utilization, and empowerment through life skills of adolescents in baseline and end line survey. Data analysis was carried out using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0. (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp).Results:This study documented increased awareness regarding anemia, knowledge about STD and HIV/AIDS, reduced addiction to tobacco, improved practices during menstrual hygiene and engagement with adolescent services/schemes in the intervention site.Conclusion:This study concludes that evidence-based interventions lead to increase in knowledge and practices; however, some improvements have also been documented in the nonintervention site. Therefore, changes due to interventions could not be attributed completely for improving adolescent health. Further long term interventional studies are required to develop a robust evidence on improving health of adolescents in India.

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“…The number of studies undertaken in the region have also suggested beneficial effect of BCC. 51 The evidence synthesis of systematic reviews by Nair and colleagues 52 suggests that improving community participation and making local community aware about the healthcare rights have beneficial effect on maternal health outcomes. The review further states that BCC interventions delivered at home, use of mobile health technology, and nutrition targeted BCC along with food fortification are found to be effective.…”

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Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and related Behaviour Change Communication strategies in Bangladesh, Nepal and India: A narrative review

Parsekar

Pundir

Bevilacqua

2020

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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The review was conducted to collate the evidence on the current status of "Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health" (RMNCAH) and related Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) interventions in RMNCAH in South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Nepal and India. Methods: Literature search was conducted on multiple databases and websites in March 2019. The search was limited to English language publications. The data on health indicators for the eight South Asian countries are compared in the review. This review narratively summarises the key RMNCAH and related BCC initiatives undertaken in Bangladesh, Nepal and India. Results: The South Asian countries have achieved significant progress in socioeconomic indicators related to health aligned with the Millennium Development Goals but face a number of challenges. There has been a significant development in financial incentives, programmes and policies framed for improving indicators of maternal and child health. Various RMNCAH initiatives which impact positively on maternal and child health indicators were identified. Conclusion: Bangladesh, Nepal and India have made substantial improvement in maternal and child health indicators but at a slower pace than other countries of South Asia, in relation to which consistent disparities still exist. There are a number of BCC initiatives targeting RMNCAH. The improvement in RMNCAH indicators can be attributed to multiple initiatives wherein the contribution of BCC is relevant, because of their wide community outreach and effectiveness among all age-groups.

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Effect of social and behavior change communication by using infotainment in community perception of adolescent girls for reproductive and sexual health care in high priority districts of Assam

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Cited by 18 publications

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Improving adolescent health services across high priority districts in 6 states of India: Learnings from an integrated reproductive maternal newborn child and adolescent health project

Improving adolescent health services across high priority districts in 6 states of India: Learnings from an integrated reproductive maternal newborn child and adolescent health project

Improving adolescent health: Learnings from an interventional study in Gujarat, India

Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and related Behaviour Change Communication strategies in Bangladesh, Nepal and India: A narrative review

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