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Development Of An Interactive Game For Education Regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sherri Arrington
Development Of An Interactive Game For Education Regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sherri Arrington
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Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence rates are increasing in the United States and globally. Education has been found to be an important strategy for increasing STI testing and treatment rates among sexually active young adults. The goal of this project was to develop an interactive educational game suitable for young adults to decrease the social and economic burden of STIs. The health belief model informed the project. A moderated usability evaluation was conducted using the concurrent think-aloud technique. The participants (N = 5) were a purposive sample of professionals who played the interactive game and then completed Schnall, Cho, and …