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Impact Data - Akumwera Nechuchera

Country

Zimbabwe

Date

December 1, 1993

Access

The campaign reached 41% of the target group of men surveyed. 33% of those listened to the programme every week, 576,074 men heard the programme. The radio programme was much more effective in reaching men than motivational talks (4 times more effective) or pamphlets (8 times more effective).

Increased Discussion of Development Issues

61% of the men reported that they talked to another person about the programme. For regular listening households, 50% or more of the families had further discussions about issues raised in the radio show. Extrapolation shows that 305,895 men who heard the programme discussed it with a partner.

Knowledge Shifts

75% of the men who heard the programme admitted to learning something new (generally the economic benefits of family planning).

Attitudes

81% of those who heard the drama said that their attitudes had been changed concerning male participation in family planning issues. Men who heard the programme were more likely to say that they were also responsible for family planning.

Practices

Use of modern contraception use increased from 56 to 59% over the course of the campaign, 7% of the men began using a family planning method. Condom use increased from about 5% to 10%. Extrapolation shows that of those that heard the programme, 38,597 men began using family planning as a result of the show.

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

The Use of Mainstream Media to Encourage Social Responsibility: The International Experience - Inventory of Projects. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation by Advocates for Youth, pages 88-89.


Placed on the Soul Beat Africa site July 15 2001
Last Updated July 22 2009



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