For decades, social and behavior change (SBC) has been used in family planning (FP) programs to positively influence behaviors around healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy (HTSP), use of modern contraception, contraceptive method selection and gender dynamics in FP decision-making with impressive results.

The SBC for Family Planning Evidence Database compiles and highlights key SBC successes spanning over 20 years (1995-2018). This database presents a collection of over 280 articles describing interventions and studies on low-and- middle-income countries that address family planning challenges through SBC approaches. The majority of articles are peer-reviewed, quantitative studies that evaluate SBC interventions resulting in a significant increase in FP method uptake. Many of the articles describe interventions that use proven and promising promising High Impact Practices (HIPS), including mass media, community engagement, digital technologies and interpersonal counseling.

Articles can be automatically filtered by checking boxes in the following categories: family planning (FP) method, audience, study design, country, and SBC activity. Unchecking the boxes or clicking the “clear filters” button will return the database to its original state. The database can also be filtered by searching keywords in the “search” box above the database. Database results can be printed, copied or converted into Excel/CSV files by clicking the appropriate buttons below.