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Engaging African American Youth in the Development of a Serious Mobile Game for Sexual Health Education: Mixed Methods Study.

Loral PatchenLindsey EllisTony Xuyen MaCorilyn OttKatie H K ChangBrook ArayaSravanthi AtreyapurapuAmal H AlyusufRobin Gaines Lanzi
Published in: JMIR serious games (2020)
Initial results suggest that the SAAFE prototype is a promising intervention to engage African American youth in sexual health education using a role-playing game. If proven efficacious, the game has the potential to meet the need for sex education, counterbalance unhealthy portrayals of sex in popular media, and respond to the disparities in the STI epidemic.
Keyphrases
  • african american
  • healthcare
  • quality improvement
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • randomized controlled trial
  • virtual reality
  • young adults
  • men who have sex with men
  • risk assessment