Resources

Behavior change communication

“Act Now!” Campaign in ZambiaThis resource is endorsed by the Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS.

Authoring organization(s): LINKAGES— Zambia

Published: 2004–2005

Summary: These brochures, created as part of the LINKAGES “Act Now” Campaign in Zambia, offer standardized messages on infant feeding and HIV for a variety of audiences, including mothers, youth, and health workers. Topics include prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, HIV testing and counseling, and optimal infant and young child feeding behaviors.

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Topic(s): Behavior change communication, breastfeeding, infant feeding and HIV, maternal nutrition

Type(s): Booklet, brochure, poster

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Counseling Tool on Infant Feeding Options for PMTCT SitesThis resource is endorsed by the Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS.

Authoring organization(s): LINKAGES— Ethiopia

Summary: These counseling cards are for use by health professionals at prevention of mother-to-child transmission sites in counseling HIV-positive mothers on recommended infant feeding options that, if followed correctly, will help the baby grow well, remain HIV negative, and stay healthy.

Topic(s): Behavior change communication, infant feeding and HIV

Type(s): Counseling tool

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

HIV and Infant Feeding Counseling ToolsThis resource is endorsed by the Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS.

Authoring organization(s): World Health Organization

Published: 2005, 2008

Summary: These tools have been created to help health workers before, during, and after a counseling session so that they can better support HIV-positive mothers. The set includes counseling cards that describe the counseling process; a reference guide that provides technical and practical details; and an orientation guide that suggests ways for health care managers to train infant feeding counselors on using the cards and guide.

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Topic(s): Behavior change communication, infant feeding and HIV, non-English

Type(s): Counseling cards, reference manual

Region: Global

Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling: An Integrated CourseThis resource is endorsed by the Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS.

Author(s): Saadeh R, Bland R, Casanovas C, Vallenas C, et al.

Authoring organization(s): World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund

Published: 2006

Summary: This course on infant feeding practices covers breastfeeding, HIV and infant feeding, and complementary feeding. It is an integrated version of three existing World Health Organization courses, designed for all health professionals, including lay workers, and for people with limited time for training.

Topic(s): Behavior change communication, breastfeeding, infant feeding and HIV, monitoring and evaluation

Type(s): Training guide, PowerPoint

Region: Global
Infant Feeding Counseling MaterialsThis resource is endorsed by the Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS.

Authoring organization(s): Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

Published: 2006, 2008

Summary: These materials include clinical algorithms geared for health workers (not lay counselors) to use to counsel mothers and determine the most appropriate time to stop breastfeeding; an adaptation and finalization of the World Health Organization (WHO) Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling: An Integrated Course, including new chapters on complementary feeding and country-specific recommendations; adaptations and local drawings/graphics inspired by the WHO counseling cards; and take-home brochures for mothers on exclusive breastfeeding, expressing breastmilk, and replacement feeding. The set also introduces a new follow-up form to be used at monthly postpartum visits for all infants of HIV-positive mothers.

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Topic(s): Behavior change communication, breastfeeding, infant feeding and HIV, monitoring and evaluation, non-English

Type(s): Brochure, job aid, technical report, training guide

Region: Global

Infant Feeding Programme in NigeriaThis resource is endorsed by the Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS.

Authoring organization(s): Federal Ministry of Health, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund

Published: 2005

Summary: These materials include a set of counseling cards produced specifically for Nigeria by the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the National Policy on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Nigeria.

Topic(s): Behavior change communication, infant feeding and HIV

Type(s): Counseling cards, policy document

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: Generic Training PackageThis resource is endorsed by the Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS.

Authoring organization(s): World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Published: 2004, 2008

Summary: The original World Health Organization and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Generic Training Package was completed in 2004, and the first update was completed in early 2008. This package is a comprehensive, evidence-based course developed for implementation in resource-limited settings. It provides a framework for updating existing policy, developing materials where needed, and a mechanism for developing and sustaining human capacity building for programs.

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Topic(s): Behavior change communication, infant feeding and HIV, monitoring and evaluation, non-English

Type(s): Booklet, poster, training guide

Region: Global

Testing and Counseling for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIVThis resource is endorsed by the Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS.

Authoring organization(s): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Published: 2006

Summary: This set of materials includes educational materials, job aids, and training resources to support the integration of testing and counseling into antenatal care, labor and delivery, and post-delivery settings. Their goal is to facilitate the efficient delivery of essential prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) messages, focusing on improving the uptake of HIV testing among pregnant women and their partners, increasing the number of women who know their HIV status, and promoting and providing appropriate PMTCT interventions.

Topic(s): Behavior change communication, infant feeding and HIV

Type(s): Counseling cards, poster, training guide

Region: Global

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