Introduction Arts-based approaches to health promotion have been used widely across sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly in public health responses to HIV/AIDS. Such approaches …

Background: Health communication strategies have become critical in managing public
health issues across sub-Saharan Africa. In the literature, health communication strategies …

Objective: Well-designed evidence-based resources that reflect participant experiences and
priorities are imperative for informed consumer health decision-making and to combat the …

Research has shown that music can be used to educate or disseminate information about
public health crises. Grounded in the edutainment approach, we explored how songs are …

This article explores shared African philosophical values and cultural assumptions that
could inform the continent's health communication campaigns and interventions. It …

Drawing on ethnographic research with kanyeleng fertility society performers and health
workers in The Gambia (2012–2013), this paper uses a social capital approach to analyze …

Objective We aimed to assess evidence of the effectiveness of song-based public health
programmes and to examine the analyses of song lyrics to learn what their key qualities for …

The chapter explores how an African cultural humanist philosophy of Ubuntu, shared by
diverse countries representing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), could inform the region's public …

Music, Health, and Power offers an original, on-the-ground analysis of the role that music
plays in promoting healthy communities. The book brings the reader inside the world of …

Attempting to explore social media's role in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination
campaign, the present study concentrated on Weibo, the most popular microblogging …