Breakthrough RESEARCH conducted mixed methods research to assess successes and challenges of integrated SBC programming, including its effectiveness on priority behaviors and cost-effectiveness in a climate-stressed setting. Breakthrough RESEARCH’s evaluation activities were intended to improve the design and implementation of SBC programming in RISE II and inform USAID’s global portfolio of integrated SBC programming.
Articles (peer-reviewed)
Creating reproductive health behavioral profiles for women of reproductive age in Niger using cross-sectional survey data: A latent class analysis, Leanne Dougherty, Nicole M. Bellows, and Chaibou Dadi
“When you live in good health with your husband, then your children are in good health ….” A qualitative exploration of how households make healthcare decisions in Maradi and Zinder Regions, Niger, Sara Chace Dwyer, Sanyukta Mathur, Karen Kirk, Chaibou Dadi, and Leanne Dougherty
Briefs
Evaluation of RISE II integrated social and behavior change activities in Niger: Family planning; maternal, newborn, and child health; immunization; nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Findings from a mixed methods evaluation of an integrated social and behavior change approach to improve health outcomes in Niger, Breakthrough RESEARCH
In-person data collection during COVID-19: Considerations and lessons learned from conducting mixed methods social and behavior change research in Niger, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Strengthening social and behavior change measurement in the RISE II Program, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Using audience segmentation approaches to inform integrated family planning and maternal health programs in Niger, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Utilisation des approches de segmentation du public pour renseigner les programmes intégrés de planification familiale et de santé maternelle au Niger, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Commentaries
Reports
Application of the Breakthrough RESEARCH social and behavior change costing guidelines to the RISE II Project in Niger, Nicole M. Bellows, Lori Bollinger, and Rudolph Chandler
Evaluation of RISE II integrated social and behavior change activities in Niger: Baseline report, Leanne Dougherty, Lynn Abu Turk, Nrupa Jani, and Chaibou Dadi
Using social listening to inform integrated social and behavior change programs in Burkina Faso, Nrupa Jani, Leanne Dougherty, and Martha Silva