Africa publications document the challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned from various health communication campaigns.

• Country Publications
• Program Publications
• Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
• POPLINE Documents

Country Publications

Ghana

• Stop AIDS Love Life in Ghana “Shatters the Silence” [2003]
• Focus Youth Report to Ghana Youth Reproductive Health Survey Report [December 2000]

Guinea

• Mobilizing Communities for Behavior Change: HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy Prevention Among Youth in Upper Guinea [2005] ( French )
• Guinea’s Youth-Driven Campaign Promotes Right to Abstain or Use Condoms [2003] ( French )
• Impact of a Male Motivation Campaign on Family Planning Ideation and Practice in Guinea [2002]

Kenya

• Healthy Futures: Reducing Barriers to Primary School Completion for Kenyan Girls [2002]
• Advocacy and Mass Media: A Winning Combination for Kenyan Youth [1998]
• Client-Provider Communication in Family Planning: Assessing Audiotaped Consultations from Kenya [1997]
• Haki Yako: A Client-Provider Information, Education, and Communication Project in Kenya [1996]

Malawi

• Exploring Community Beliefs, Attitudes and Behaviors about HIV/AIDS in Eight Malawi BRIDGE Districts [2004]
• FACT SHEETS from the Report: Exploring Community Beliefs, Attitudes and Behaviors about HIV/AIDS in Eight Malawi BRIDGE Districts [2004]

Mali

• Community Involvement in Mali Can Help Prevent Trachoma and Blindness [2005]

Nigeria

• Impact of a Female Genital Cutting Elimination Program in Eastern Nigeria [2005]
• Strategic Communication Changes Norms, Intentions Related to FGC in Nigeria [2005]
• Factors Influencing Immunisation Uptake in Nigeria: Theory-based Research in Six States [2005]
• Community and Systemic Factors Affecting the Uptake of Immunisation in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study in Five States [2004]
• Baseline Survey on Democracy and Governance (D&G) and Health, Nigeria 2001: Report of Main Findings [2001]
• Women’s Empowerment Gains in Nigeria [2000]
• Building Partnerships in Governance: Nigeria Democracy and Governance Project [1999]

Rwanda

• Living with AIDS in Rwanda: A Study in Three Provinces [2002]
• Perceptions about the gacaca law in Rwanda: evidence from a multi-method study [2001] ( French )

South Africa

• South African HIV/AIDS Serial Drama Helps Decrease Stigma and Improve Prevention Behaviors among Youth [2006]
• Tsha Tsha: Key Findings of the Evaluation of Episodes 1-26 [2005]

Tanzania

• Survey on Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours Among Tanzanian Youth: Baseline Assessment in Five Regions [2004]

Uganda

• Uganda Communication Campaigns Spur Integrated Health Programs [1999]

Zambia

• Understanding the Dynamics of HIV/AIDS and Family Planning at the Community Level in Zambia [2006]
• HEART Program Offers Zambian Youth Hope for an HIV/AIDS-Free Future [2004]
• Impact of the HEART Campaign: Findings from the Youth Surveys, 1999 and 2000 [2001]

Zimbabwe

• Involving Men in Family Planning: The Zimbabwe Male Motivation and Family Planning Method Expansion Project, 1993-1994 [1996]

Program Publications

• Community Participation is Key to Supporting Quality in Gold Circle Clinics [2001]
• Break the Silence: Talk About AIDS [1999]

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Babalola S, Vondrasek C, Brown J, Traoré R. The impact of a regional family planning service promotion initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Cameroon. International Family Planning Perspectives. 2001;27(4):186-93 & 216.
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Babalola S, Sakolsky N, Vondrasek C, Moulom D, Brown J, Tchupo JP. The impact of a community mobilization project on health-related knowledge and practices in Cameroon. Journal of Community Health. 2001;26(6):459-477.
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Kim YM, Kols A, Nyakauru R, Marangwanda C, Chibatamoto P. Promoting sexual responsibility among young people in Zimbabwe. International Family Planning Perspectives. 2001;27(1):11-19.
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Kim YM, Kols A, Mwargo P, Awasum D. Differences in counseling men and women: family planning in Kenya. Patient Education and Counseling. 2000;39(1):37-47.
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Jato MN, Simbakalia C, Tarasevich JM, Awasum DN, Kihinga CN, Ngirwamungu E. The impact of multimedia family planning promotion on the contraceptive behavior of women in Tanzania. International Family Planning Perspectives. 1999;25(2):60-7.
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Kim YM, Odallo D, Thuo M, Kols A. Client participation and provider communication in family planning counseling: transcript analysis in Kenya. Health Communication. 1999;11(1):1-19.
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