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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The effects of "Twende na Wakati", an entertainment-education radio soap

opera for family planning and HIV / AIDS prevention in Tanzania. A progress

report on the first year of broadcasting (1993-1994) "Twende na Wakati".

AUTHORS

Vaughan PW; Rogers EM; Swalehe RM

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1995 Jun 30. [73] p.

ABSTRACT

This report covers the first year (1993-94) in which an entertainment-education radio soap opera was broadcast in

most of Tanzania to promote family planning (FP) and HIV/AIDS prevention. The effects of the radio program on

knowledge, attitudes, and behavior were measured using 1) annual surveys of 3000 respondents, 2) clinic data on

new acceptors of FP in 79 clinics, 3) focus group interviews with members of the target audience, 4) an analysis of

the letters written to the radio station, 5) a survey of a sample of the letter-writers, 6) condom distribution data from the

National AIDS program, and 7) a content analysis of the soap opera scripts. Comparison data were gleaned from a

control area in which the soap opera was not broadcast. The results of this investigation showed that the program

achieved relatively high exposure and was attractive to listeners. Exposure led to only a modest increase in

knowledge of FP and of HIV/AIDS prevention and modest changes in attitude toward FP because a high level of

awareness and a positive attitude existed in Tanzania prior to the broadcasts. Behavior changes after exposure,

however, showed an increase in use of FP from 19% to 28%. About 26% of new acceptors at the clinics attributed

FP adoption to the radio show. Respondents also reported adopting HIV/AIDS prevention behavior changes. This

radio show was aimed at both men and women, and 46% of listeners reported discussing the show with their

partners/spouses. Future investigations will look at the promotion of self-efficacy by the program to determine its

effect on behavior change. At the end of the second year of broadcasts, a final report will be issued. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT2T 2564-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The effects of "Twende na Wakati", an entertainment-

education radio soap opera for family planning and HIV / AIDS prevention in Tanzania. A progress report on the first

year of broadcasting (1993-1994) "Twende na Wakati".", is(are) Vaughan PW; Rogers EM; Swalehe RM. The source

of this article is "[Unpublished] 1995 Jun 30. [73] p.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2564-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7564

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