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Evidence-based behavior change strategies lead to better uptake of key behaviors that can help you achieve your development goals in target communities.
In the “Focus and Analyze” phase of our core three-step process you will identify: What you want to achieve (your goal). Who needs to do what for that to happen (what we call, primary actors and key behaviors). And what gets in the way (good old-fashioned obstacles).
It requires a lot of brainstorming and synthesizing. But fine-tuning experience and hunches against evidence is key to getting the high-quality results you want.
That’s where our country data fits in. Data you find here can help support and/or validate the thinking you do in phase one of using Think | BIG (for more on the phases check out our Resources page).
Our country data pages help you prioritize lists of health behaviors you generate as part of our process. (And we have the tools and expertise to help you every step of the way.)
Browse through our country data pages to get a feel for health behaviors you can use and their status in USAID priority countries. You can click on the map at the top of the page or the flags at the bottom to browse by country. Or search by health area by scrolling down.
Already have a digital workspace login and working on the Behavior Prioritization Tool?
Use our country data pages, based on trusted global demographic and health survey datasets, to help you find uptake data for health behaviors by country and region. Just click on a country or a health behavior to get started.
If you can’t find the data you’re looking for, try checking out the Demographic Health Survey for your country (DHS Program) as a starting point.
Care for Pneumonia ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers seek prompt and appropriate care for children with signs and symptoms of acute respiratory infection (ARI)
Percentage of children born in the last 5 years who had symptoms of ARI and for whom treatment was sought from a health facility or provider
Management of Diarrhea ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers provide appropriate treatment for children with diarrhea at onset of symptoms
Percentage of children born in the last 5 years with diarrhea in the last 2 weeks who received ORS
Full Course of Immunizations ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers seek a full course of timely vaccinations for infants and children under 2 years
Percentage of children 12-23 months who had received all 8 basic vaccinations
Condom Use: Women PRIORITY BEHAVIOR: Women and men with multiple partners use a condom during high risk sex
Percentage of women aged 15-49 who had more than one partner in the past 12 months reporting the use of a condom during their last sexual intercourse.
Condom Use: Men PRIORITY BEHAVIOR: Women and men with multiple partners use a condom during high risk sex
Percentage of men aged 15-49 who had more than one partner in the past 12 months reporting the use of a condom during their last sexual intercourse.
Male Condom Use during Paid Sex PRIORITY BEHAVIOR:Men use a condom during paid sexual intercourse
Percentage of men reporting condom use the last time they had paid sex, of those who report having had paid for sex in the 12 months preceding the survey
HIV Testing: Women PRIORITY BEHAVIOR: Women and men test for HIV and obtain test results
Percentage of women who have ever had an HIV test and received their results
HIV Testing: Men PRIORITY BEHAVIOR: Women and men test for HIV and obtain test results
Percentage of men who have ever had an HIV test and received their results
Children under five sleep under an ITN
Care for Malaria ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers seek prompt and appropriate care for symptoms of malaria
Percentage of children under age five with fever for whom advice or treatment was sought
Antenatal Care ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Pregnant women attend a complete course of antenatal care (ANC)
Percentage of women who had a live birth in the last three years who had 4+ antenatal care visits
Delivery in Health Facility ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Pregnant women attend a health facility for delivery
Percentage of live births in the last three years delivered at a health facility
Essential Newborn Care ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers provide essential newborn care immediately after birth
Percentage of infants who started breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth
Essential Newborn Care ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers provide essential newborn care immediately after birth
Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey delivered at a health facility. The proxy indicator is based on the assumption that newborns are more likely to receive the elements of essential newborn care if they are born in a health facility.
Care for Newborn Illness ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers seek prompt and appropriate care for signs and symptoms of newborn illness
Proxy - Percentage of last births in the two years preceding the survey who had their first postnatal checkup in the first two days after birth.
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour after delivery
Percentage of infants who started breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth
Exclusive Breastfeeding ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Mothers breastfeed exclusively for six months after birth
Percentage of infants under six months who are exclusively breastfed
Complementary Feeding ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Caregivers feed adequate amounts of nutritious, age-appropriate foods to children from 6 to 24 months of age, while continuing to breastfeed
Percentage of children age 6-23 months fed in accordance with all three IYCF Practices
Adolescent First Birth ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Sexually active adolescents use a modern contraceptive method to delay first birth until after age 18
Percentage of sexually active unmarried women age 15-19 currently using any modern method of contraception
Birth Spacing ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: After a live birth, women or their partners use a modern contraceptive method to avoid pregnancy for at least 24 months
Percentage of all women age 15-49 with met need for family planning for spacing
Handwashing with Soap ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Family members wash hands with soap at 4 critical times [after defecation, after changing diapers, before food preparation and before eating]
Percentage of households where place for hand washing was observed with soap and water
Safe Disposal of Human Feces ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Family members safely dispose of human feces
Percentage of population with improved, non-shared toilet facilities
Safe Drinking Water ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR: Family members drink safe water
Percentage of population with access to improved drinking water sources