Pervasive Games for Sexual Health Promotion: Scoping Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serious games play a fundamental role in promoting safe sexual behaviors. This medium has great potential for promoting healthy behaviors that prevent potential risk factors, such as sexually transmitted infections, and promote adherence to sexual health treatments, such as antiretroviral therapy. The ubiquity of mobile devices enhances access to such tools, increasing the effectiveness of video games as agents of change.

Objective

In this scoping review, we aimed to (1) identify the extent to which pervasive games have been used in the field of sexual health, (2) determine the theories used in the design and evaluation of pervasive games for sexual health, (3) identify the methods used to evaluate pervasive games for sexual health, and (4) explore the reported be

SUBMITTER: Rubio C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780293 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature