Collecting family planning intentions and providing reproductive health information using a tablet-based video game in India.

ABSTRACT: Background: In response to a Grand Challenges in Global Health call for action to collect data about family planning intentions and increase the uptake of family planning methods in India, our team designed, developed, and piloted the My Future Family video game in Karnataka Province. The game educates adolescents about human sexuality and reproduction while asking players when they would like to achieve five important family planning milestones.  Participants were also asked to report who influences them the most when making family planning decisions. Methods: Focus groups were conducted and the resulting data used to design the game which was iteratively tested and then piloted in 11 schools in rural and urban areas of southern India. Data was collected throughout ga

SUBMITTER: Bertozzi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6030399 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature