大象传媒

Publication date: July 2024

Authors: Akunna Penny, Nick Chasimpha and Muk Yin Haung Nyoi

The Tikambe (Let鈥檚 Talk) project operated at national, provincial, district and community levels in Zambia. It used both media and interpersonal communication to provide information to young Zambians about their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), to reduce their vulnerability to SRH risks.

This briefing summarises endline research that evaluated phase three of Tikambe, which ran from 2020鈥�2024. During this phase, 大象传媒 Media Action supported eight local radio stations to produce a total of 448 radio, TV and social media PSAs and 261 drama segments to support the uptake of healthier SRH behaviours among young Zambians by strengthening their ability to take confident decisions and actions in relation to their SRH.

Research found:

• An increased knowledge and understanding of SRHR among youth who were regularly exposed to the combination of Tikambe media and interpersonal communication.
• Tikambe media reached approximately 599,988 young people (35% of young Zambians across the four focal provinces). Its audience was 46% male and 54% female, reflecting the gender profile of 14鈥�24-year-olds in those locations.
• Tikambe media regularly reached more people in the youngest age bracket (14鈥�17 years old) (41%).

Spotlight on 14鈥�17-year-olds

• The majority of young people surveyed were able to mention at least two ways to avoid STIs. Young 14鈥�17-year-olds regularly exposed to Tikambe were significantly more likely than their unexposed peers to be aware of different types of STIs (78% versus 68%, respectively).
• 14鈥�17-year-olds regularly reached by Tikambe (51%) were significantly more likely than their unreached counterparts (34%) to 鈥渟trongly agree鈥� that girls or young women should be involved in decisions around using contraception to prevent pregnancy.

To learn more about the insights uncovered from this research please see the document above.