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Evaluation of a Computer-Based Training Program to Teach Adults at Risk for HIV About Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: This study developed a computer-based program to teach HIV prevention behaviors and raise awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among individuals at risk for HIV. The program was divided into modules containing educational material and multiple-choice questions. Participants received immediate feedback for responses and incentives for correct responses to multiple-choice questions. Participants trained on each module until they met speed and accuracy criteria. The modules were divided into: Course 1 (HIV), Course 2 (PrEP), and Course 3 (HIV risk behaviors). Tests of content from all three courses were delivered before and after participants completed each course. Test scores on the content delivered in the courses improved only after participants completed training on each course. HIV and PrEP knowledge was initially low and increased following completion of each part of the program. Computer-based training offers a convenient and effective approach to promoting HIV prevention knowledge, including use of PrEP.

Source: AIDS Education and Prevention

DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2018.30.4.287

Authors: Carol-Ann Getty, Shrinidhi Subramaniam, August F. Holtyn, Brantley P. Jarvis, Andrew Rodewald, Kenneth Silverman

Institutions: University of Ulster, Johns Hopkins University, King's College London, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases