SynthesisJournal of health communication2014
Systematic review of the effectiveness of mass media interventions for child survival in low- and middle-income countries.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Mass media campaigns to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2020Pooled it
- Systematic review of the design, implementation and effectiveness of mass media and nutrition education interventions for infant and young child feeding.Public health nutrition · 2018Pooled it
- Using media to impact health policy-making: an integrative systematic review.Implementation science : IS · 2017Pooled it
- Caregiver behavior change for child survival and development in low- and middle-income countries: an examination of the evidence.Journal of health communication · 2014Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness evaluation of a radio campaign to improve full vaccination coverage among children under-five in Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Effect of a mass radio campaign on family behaviours and child survival in Burkina Faso: a repeated cross-sectional, cluster-randomised trial.The Lancet. Global health · 2018Trial
- Behavior Change After 20 Months of a Radio Campaign Addressing Key Lifesaving Family Behaviors for Child Survival: Midline Results From a Cluster Randomized Trial in Rural Burkina Faso.Global health, science and practice · 2015Trial
- The Saturation+ Approach to Behavior Change: Case Study of a Child Survival Radio Campaign in Burkina Faso.Global health, science and practice · 2015Trial
- Pre- and Post-Evaluation of the Reach and Impact of a Nationwide Media Campaign to Promote Nutritional Services and Preventive Measures in Ethiopia: A Two-Round Mobile Survey.Health science reports · 2026Article
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- Impact of mother's mass media exposure on early childhood development in pakistan: urban vs. rural analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- To what extent does Together with Gloria! expand the reach of SASA! Together community programming? A mixed methods evaluation of an edutainment intervention in Kasese, Uganda.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Data-driven machine learning algorithm model for pneumonia prediction and determinant factor stratification among children aged 6-23 months in Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Connecting the Dots: Mass Media, Maternal Exposure, and Child Health Outcomes in Benin.Public health challenges · 2025Article
- Bangladesh should engage the private sector for malaria elimination by 2030.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Review
- 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 · 2024Article
- Reach and impact of a nationwide media campaign in Ethiopia for promoting safe breastfeeding practices in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC global and public health · 2024Article
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Through a systematic review of the literature, this article summarizes and evaluates evidence for the effectiveness of mass media interventions for child survival. To be included, studies had to describe a mass media intervention; address a child survival health topic; present quantitative data from a low- or middle-income country; use an evaluation design that compared outcomes using pre- and postintervention data, treatment versus comparison groups, or postintervention data across levels of exposure; and report a behavioral or health outcome. The 111 campaign evaluations that met the inclusion criteria included 15 diarrheal disease, 8 immunization, 2 malaria, 14 nutrition, 1 preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, 4 respiratory disease, and 67 reproductive health interventions. These evaluations were then sorted into weak (n = 33), moderate (n = 32), and stronger evaluations (n = 46) on the basis of the sampling method, the evaluation design, and efforts to address threats to inference of mass media effects. The moderate and stronger evaluations provide evidence that mass media-centric campaigns can positively impact a wide range of child survival health behaviors.
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