Dear Colleagues,
C-Channel, the monthly e-newsletter from the C-Change program, provides access to peer-reviewed literature on social and behavior change communication in the health sector. Readers in the developing world have access to the full content of articles in many cases.
In C-Channel #5, eleven peer-reviewed articles are summarized . An examination of sexual behaviors and their effect on HIV transmission and prevalence in Africa is the focus of the first three articles. One of the sexual behaviors-multiple concurrent partnerships (MCP)-is being addressed by a C-Change country program in Lesotho. Four articles look at reproductive health (RH) and behavior change. One is a study of the sexual activity of adolescent virginity pledgers vs. non-pledgers in the U.S.; another assesses the effectiveness of using radio vs. television programming for health communication campaigns around RH problems and the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Zambia; another explores women's and couples' motivations to terminate pregnancies in Bangladesh; and the fourth examines the effects of sexual debut on a woman's subsequent reproductive health in Haiti, particularly where there are large age differences between partners and a likely gender-based power differential. Two articles on malaria examine continued surveillance to eliminate malaria in The Gambia and the importance of effective treatment to thwart deleterious effects of malaria on children's cognitive abilities and performance in school. The final two articles look at the impact of Internet use on adolescents uptake of health information-one in Uganda and the other in Nigeria.
Thank you,
The Knowledge Management Team at C-Change