Evaluating the impact of social and behavior change communication intervention on improving documentation practices among healthcare workers in southern Nigeria: a before and after study

BackgroundProper documentation is very essential to healthcare practice. It is vital for continuity of care and communication among healthcare workers. This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of the application of Social and Behavioral Change Communication strategy to improving docume...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Public Health
Main Authors:	Chinwe Eze, Ngozi Murphy-Okpala, Okechukwu Ezeakile, Joseph Chukwu, Ngozi Ekeke, Chibuike Agu, Ifeyinwa Ezenwosu, Sode Matiku, Beatrice Kirubi, Anthony Meka, Martin Njoku, Francis S. Iyama, Edmund Ossai, Akpan Bassey, Johnson Babalola, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Charles Nwafor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
Subjects:	social and behavior change communication effectiveness documentation practices healthcare workers Nigeria
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1462944/full

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