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DPP Audience & Provider Insights for the DPP Research and Marketing Plan: Phase 1 Research Findings

18 October 2022

This report, by M&C Saatchi World Services, AVAC, and partners, highlights learnings from Human-Centered Design Research undertaken in 2022 to understand the values and motivations of potential users and influencers of the Dual Prevention Pill (DPP) in Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Topic(s): Demand Creation/Marketing

Product(s): Dual Prevention Pill, Multipurpose Prevention Technologies

Region(s): Sub-Saharan Africa

Format(s): Report

Countries: Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Source(s): AVAC

Type: Document

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