Feasibility of interactive videodisc technology to teach minority youth about preventing HIV infection.

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Schinke, S P ; Orlandi, M A ; Schilling, R F ; Parms, C
• Description:
  Hispanic and African American adolescents are more likely than white Anglo youth to harbor misconceptions about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and are also more likely to engage in intravenous drug use and sexual intercourse. This paper describes the development of an AIDS prevention curriculum that uses an interactive videodisc program to teach skills for interventions. Focus group and expert panel studies yielded suggests for intervention vignettes and scenes relevant to Hispanic and African American adolescents. The authors then developed and produced a sample curriculum, specifically designed for Hispanic youth. Content was designed to build knowledge, attitudes, and skills in handling situations where young persons are at risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The feasibility of the finished pilot product was tested with adolescents and with professionals who serve ethnic and racial minority youth. Adults and Hispanic adolescent viewers rated the videodisc as enjoyable, interesting, and likely to achieve positive effects with the intended target population. Findings suggest that the interactive videodisc is a useful way to interest and help Hispanic adolescents learn ways of reducing their risk of contracting and spreading HIV infection through lifestyle practices. This developmental research in the use of interactive videodisc also provides a basis for further investigation.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Audiovisual Aids Black Or African American Child Consumer Behavior Feasibility Studies Female Health Education Hispanic Or Latino HIV Infections Humans Male Minority Groups User-Computer Interface Videodisc Recording

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 107(3):323-330
• Pubmed ID:
  1375760
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  AI26387/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  New York City, NY
• Volume:
  107
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bc6519e3976f0ae4f6880ca98d11a5efcb03ef83e7e2a1000a0bc20ae48512ad
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/63756/cdc_63756_DS1.pdf
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