InFection Four: Development of a Youth-Informed Sexual Health Card Game |
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| Authors: | Melissa Gilliam Patrick Jagoda Stephen Heathcock Ainsley Sutherland |
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| Institution: | 1. Section of Family Planning &2. Contraceptive Research, Department of Obstetrics &3. Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA;4. Department of English Language and Literature, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Games may be useful tools for learning and communicating about sexual and reproductive health. This article discusses the collaborative design and subsequent evaluation of a narrative-based card game. This game was created in a workshop based on positive youth development, which allowed youth to be involved as game designers and game players. Human-centered design informed the workshop and gave the youth opportunities to have meaningful roles, learn skills, and focus on an issue that affects their peers. The intervention was constructed to teach about sexual and reproductive health and also to provide skills to address the medical, social, and emotional aspects of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). During the evaluation of the resultant game, student players were critical of the game but admitted to learning essential facts about STIs. This study demonstrates the feasibility of collaboratively designing a game with youth for youth resulting in a playable and educational tool. |
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| Keywords: | Youth games sexually transmitted infections sexual health positive youth development |
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