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Impact Data - Kuelewana Ni Kuzungumza

Country

Kenya

Date

December 1, 1994

Methodologies

  • Baseline conducted in 1991
  • Post-intervention survey conducted in 1993
  • Observation of family planning counseling sessions
  • Tracking of new and continuing family planning users at 25 clinics
  • Semi-annual Adult and Housewives National Omnibus surveys included specific questions on family planning in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994


Other Impacts

Main Accomplishments:

Exposure

  • By 1993, 76% of the adult population of Kenya had been exposed to at least one Haki Yako campaign material
  • By 1994, 56% of the population had heard the radio drama
  • New family planning clients listened to the radio soap opera at twice the rate of the general adult population


Recall

  • When asked what influenced them to seek family planning services, new clients listed the radio drama more often than any other media


Behavior Change

  • Nearly half of those who heard the radio drama in 1993 took some action as a result: they talked with a partner or friend, visited a family planning service site, or adopted a family planning method
  • 38% of new family planning clients said the radio drama influenced their decision to visit a clinic
  • Couple communication about family planning increased from 38% to 42%
  • The numbers of new clients per month seen at 11 sentinel family planning delivery sites increased during the campaign
  • The percentage of the population that continued using a modern family planning method for at least one year rose from 67% to 71% in 1993

Contact

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP)

111 Market Place, Suite 310

Baltimore Maryland
21202
United States
Tel: 410 659 6300
Fax: 410 659 6266

Related Summaries

Source

Family Planning Association of Kenya, et.al. (1994); and "The Use of Mainstream Media to Encourage Social Responsibility: The International Experience" - The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Prepared by: Jennifer Daves and Liza Nickerson - The Media Project.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 15 2001
Last Updated June 18 2009



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