Malaria SBC Evidence Discussion Webinar: Malaria Preventive Practices and Pregnancy Outcomes

17 March, 2022

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to Breakthrough ACTION’s guided discussion webinar on malaria social and behavior change evidence:

March 30, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. EDT. I hope you will join us!

DESCRIPTION

How can research findings inform and improve social and behavior change (SBC) programs? What questions can SBC practitioners keep in mind to help sift through research, interpret publications, and apply lessons learned? Join Breakthrough ACTION for the eighth in a series of online guided discussions following a journal club format about malaria SBC evidence on March 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (EDT). More information about the article and how you can prepare for and participate in the online discussion is found below.

ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTICLE

The prevalence of malaria in pregnancy remains high in Nigeria, particularly in Borno state. Unfortunately, the prevalence of behaviors that prevent malaria in pregnancy, such as attending antenatal care to take intermittent preventive treatment and sleeping under an insecticide-treated net, remains low. The article, Improving malaria preventive practices and pregnancy outcomes through a health education intervention: A randomized controlled trial (https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-021-035...), describes the evaluation of an intervention, based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills model, that increased use of insecticide-treated nets and uptake of intermittent preventive treatment. Moderators will begin with a brief description of the approach, and then participants will be invited to discuss results and implications for future SBC programming, data collection, and data use.

PREPARING FOR THE DISCUSSION

1. Download and read the article

https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-021-035...

2. Download and use the Discussion Guide, which has questions to consider as you read and to help you follow along during the webinar discussion

https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mal...

REGISTER TO ATTEND

https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FJcYe24xRGeX3KHkIt43RA

Best regards,

Marcela Aguilar, MHS

Communications Director

Breakthrough ACTION

HIFA profile: Marcela Aguilar is Director of Communications at Breakthrough ACTION, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Washington DC. www.breakthroughactionandresearch.org marcela.aguilar AT jhu.edu