@article{farr_ames_2008, title={Using diffusion of innovation theory to encourage the development of a children's health collaborative: A formative evaluation}, volume={13}, ISSN={["1087-0415"]}, DOI={10.1080/10810730802063835}, abstractNote={Lack of access to medical treatment and preventive care affects children's immediate well-being and has potential consequences for their physical and mental health as adults. The study reported in this article was designed as the first step in planning and implementing a communitywide collaborative to work on improving medically underserved children's access to health care. The authors used a two-stage, census-based telephone survey to identify organizations that had contact with medically underserved children and to assess the status of the communication network among them. Although there was no evidence of a functioning network among the organizations surveyed, the results indicate that many organizations would participate in a network and suggest possibilities for developing an organizational network aimed at improving children's access to health care.}, number={4}, journal={JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION}, author={Farr, A. Celeste and Ames, Natalie}, year={2008}, pages={375–388} }
 @article{nabukera_witte_muchunguzi_bajunirwe_batwala_mulogo_farr_barry_salihu_2006, title={Use of postpartum health services in rural Uganda: Knowledge, attitudes and barriers}, volume={31}, ISSN={["0094-5145"]}, DOI={10.1007/s10900-005-9003-3}, abstractNote={The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge, attitudes and barriers to use of postpartum care service among rural communities in Uganda. Study was a part of a larger reproductive health evaluation project, and was cross-sectional in nature utilizing qualitative research methods using the narrative inquiry. Two matched rural communities were used in this study; Semuto in Luwero district, and Lwamaggwa in Rakai district. Fifty key informants who were purposefully selected from each study site were interviewed. They included community leaders, political leaders, health care providers, women leaders and community members. One-on-one interviews were conducted with key community informants using an interview guide. The purpose of the interview was explained to each participant, and written informed consent was obtained before the start of the interview. Respondents were allowed to express their views, opinions and observations on several health issues including postpartum health care services. There was a low level of knowledge about postpartum care services among the respondents of the two communities. There was lack of awareness about postpartum care and it's benefits. The main barriers to use of services were; misconceptions regarding the importance of postpartum care, distance to health facilities, poverty, and health system factors notably; poor facilities, lack of essential drugs, and poor attitudes of health workers. In the effort to improve reproductive health care services, there is an urgent need to improve postpartum services, and make them more accessible and user friendly. The training of providers at all levels is essential, in addition to educating families on the importance of postpartum care services.}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH}, author={Nabukera, SK and Witte, K and Muchunguzi, C and Bajunirwe, F and Batwala, VK and Mulogo, EM and Farr, C and Barry, S and Salihu, HM}, year={2006}, month={Apr}, pages={84–93} }
 @book{ames_farr_metelsky_2005, title={Building a child health collaborative: A network analysis}, institution={Raleigh, NC: Institute for Nonprofits, North Carolina State University}, author={Ames, N. and Farr, A. C. and Metelsky, B.}, year={2005} }
 @article{farr_witte_jarato_menard_2005, title={The effectiveness of media use in health education: Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS television campaign in Ethiopia}, volume={10}, ISSN={["1087-0415"]}, DOI={10.1080/10810730590934244}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT An effective vehicle to change behaviors is entertainment education. To demonstrate entertainment education effects, researchers must first indicate that participants have been exposed to their program. Exposure to effective programs has been associated with increases in knowledge about program topics, attitude change, and self-efficacious perceptions. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a new exposure technique that accurately and precisely determines direct exposure levels to Ethiopia's Journey of Life. Overall, the study found very high listenership, storyline recall, liking of the program, and strong desire to change behavior while maintaining low error rates in terms of verbatim recall of storylines and reported listenership to a fictitious program.}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION}, author={Farr, AC and Witte, K and Jarato, K and Menard, T}, year={2005}, pages={225–235} }