A Review of Serious Gaming as an Intervention for HIV Prevention

A Review of Serious Gaming as an Intervention for HIV Prevention

Purposeof Review Young people face the highest number of new HIV infections globally. With today’s increasing access to smartphones, serious games have been viewed as an effective means of improving knowledge and behavioral outcomes. This systematic review describes current HIV prevention serious ga...

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Published in:Current HIV/AIDS reports Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 181 - 205
Main Authors: Smith, Ariel U., Khawly, Gabriella M., Jann, Janna, Zetina, Ana Paola Mata, Padilla, Janeth, Schnall, Rebecca
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01-08-2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Adolescent
Computer & video games
Educational software
HIV
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Reviews
Topical Collection on eHealth and HIV
Video Games
Young Adult
Young adults
Intervention
AIDs
Serious games
HIV
Gaming
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Summary:Purposeof Review Young people face the highest number of new HIV infections globally. With today’s increasing access to smartphones, serious games have been viewed as an effective means of improving knowledge and behavioral outcomes. This systematic review describes current HIV prevention serious games and their relationship with HIV-related knowledge and behavioral outcomes. Recent Findings A search of HIV prevention serious games was conducted using PubMed, CINAL, IEEE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. A total of 31 papers were identified, which consist of 20 studies and 11 protocols. Results for knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors were mixed. Two interventions reported improvement in PrEP usage and optimal dosing. Summary Gaming appears to be a viable and engaging method to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral outcomes to promote HIV prevention among diverse groups of adolescents and young adults globally. However, additional research is needed to understand how to implement this modality effectively.
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ISSN:1548-3568
1548-3576
1548-3576
DOI:10.1007/s11904-023-00659-9