How to Conduct Effective Pretests

This handbook, designed by AIDSCAP's Behavior Change Communication (BCC) unit, is intended to help field-level planners and implementors conduct simple, effective pretests of BCC materials for HIV/AIDS prevention. This handbook will help you:

• Understand what pretesting is and why it is important.
• Learn different methods of pretesting.
• Determine whether materials are easily readable.
• Design and conduct simple, effective testing surveys.
• Analyze and use pretest information to improve materials.

The handbook does not cover specific issues such as target group identification, project design, project evaluation and development of BCC material.

PDF en français (128k): COMMENT CONDUIRE DES PRÉ-TESTS EFFICACES