A Serious Video Game Targeting HIV Testing and Counseling: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adolescents are the age group that is least likely to know their HIV status and may unknowingly transmit the virus to others. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the impact of the original video game intervention, PlayTest!, on behavioral antecedents for HIV testing and counseling (HTC).

Methods

Participants (N = 287 adolescents) were recruited between 2018 and 2020 and were 48% female, aged 14-18 years (mean age = 15.4 years), and 76% racial minorities. Participants were randomized 1:1 and assigned to either play PlayTest! or a set of control games, ∼one session per week for an hour per session over 4-6 weeks (gameplay) after school. The primary outcome measure was participants' attitudes around HTC at 6 months, with intentions, knowledge, self-e

SUBMITTER: Boomer TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10841098 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature