Social and Behavior Change Interventions Landscaping Study: A global review
This report summarizes programmatic and research implications from the past decade of research (2000-2010) on health-related social and behavior change interventions in developed and developing countries. We conducted a search for peer-reviewed literature in three global databases, PubMed, Scopus and POPLINE, with a focus on interventions aimed at improving family health issues: reproductive health (RH), neonatal health, maternal and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN). From over 2000 items matching key intervention and health topic search terms, we selected a total of 625 unique articles for review that (a) described at least some elements of an intervention strategy, (b) identified social and/or behavioral determinants of health outcomes and (c) provided data about the impact of the approach on determinants and/or health outcomes. We conclude with programmatic and research recommendations.
