2024
The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6–36 months old: a quasi-experimental trial
Appiah B, Saaka M, Appiah G, Asamoah-Akuoko L, Samman E, Forastiere L, Abu B, Yeboah-Banin A, Kretchy I, Ntiful F, Nsiah-Asamoah C, Ahmed K, France C. The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6–36 months old: a quasi-experimental trial. Public Health Nutrition 2024, 27: e232. PMID: 39569901, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980024001319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum acceptable dietHealth-related attitudesIntervention districtsRadio campaignMother-child dyadsTrained community health workersAcceptable dietCommunity health workersPresence of food insecurityDifference-in-differencesQuasi-experimental trialNutrition-related attitudesControl districtsMinimal acceptable dietPre-post designLow-resource settingsChildren aged 6Health workersIntervention effectsCommunication interventionsChild nutritionFood insecurityChildren 6Aged 6Intervention
2022
A 10+10+30 radio campaign is associated with increased infant vaccination and decreased morbidity in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: A prospective, quasi-experimental trial
Appiah B, Gebretsadik L, Mamo A, Kmush B, Asefa Y, France C, Samman E, Alemayehu T, Abafogi M, Ahmed M, Forastiere L, Singh G, Larsen D, Morankar S. A 10+10+30 radio campaign is associated with increased infant vaccination and decreased morbidity in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: A prospective, quasi-experimental trial. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0001002. PMID: 36962651, PMCID: PMC10021526, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntervention districtsRadio campaignCommunity radio stationsInfant vaccination coverageIntention-to-treatPer-protocol analysisDistrict clustersCommunity health workersInfluence health behaviorsJimma ZoneInfant morbidityQuasi-experimental trialVaccination coverageControl districtsPre-intervention differencesMass media interventionsRadio dramaRadio stationsDrama seriesCo-primary outcomesRandomized controlled trialsLow-income countriesHealth workersHealth behaviorsMedia interventions