Using Video Games to Improve the Sexual Health of Young People Aged 15 to 25 Years: Rapid Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies among young people remain public health concerns in many countries. To date, interventions that address these concerns have had limited success. Serious games are increasingly being used as educational tools in health and professional public education. Although acknowledged as having great potential, few studies have evaluated the use of serious games in sexual health education among young people, and to date, there have been no published reviews of these studies.

Objective

This study aims to assess the effects of video game-based sexual health interventions for risky sexual behavior in young people aged between 15 and 25 years.

Methods

A rapid review of randomized controlled trials and quasi-random

SUBMITTER: Franco Vega I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164099 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature