Gamifying Sexual Education for Adolescents in a Low-Tech Setting: Quasi-Experimental Design Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual education has become increasingly important as unhealthy sexual practices and subsequent health risks become more prevalent during adolescence. Traditional sex education teaching methodologies are limiting for digital natives exposed to various digital technologies. Harnessing the power of technology applications attractive to the younger generation may be a useful approach for teaching sex education.

Objective

The aim of this study was to improve sexual health knowledge and understanding of the problems associated with unhealthy sexual practices and address sexual and reproductive health challenges experienced in a low-tech setting.

Methods

A participatory design approach was used to develop the digital gamified methodology. A sample of 120 secondar

SUBMITTER: Haruna H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8548970 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature