Bridging the gap between community and provider perspectives: formative research for HIV prevention radio programming in Zambia.
Background: Zambia's Copperbelt Province maintains HIV prevalence of 11.9% among adults. PMC-Zambia conducted formative research in five districts (Ndola, Kitwe, Chingola, Kalulushi, Mpongwe) to inform a Radio Talk Show (RTS) addressing HIV prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake. Meth...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Communication in Healthcare Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 324 - 331 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2025
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