Vídeo educativo com enfoque na prevenção de DST/AIDS para adolescentes em situação de rua

Abstract

Adolescence is a transitional stage in life, particularly regarding sexuality and sexual identity; thus, this moment is filled with curiosities and questions that put the adolescent face to face to the adoption of risk behaviors, which may increase the chances of becoming infected with STD/HIV/AIDS. Therefore, it is important that professionals working with these public develop innovative interventions that increase their confidence to the adoption of healthy behaviors. For this reason, this research aimed to develop and validate an educational video with information on the prevention of STD/HIV/AIDS among adolescents in street situation. A methodological and development study that produced an educational video. The research adopted the following steps: pre-production (synopsis, argument, script, and storyboard), production and post-production. Three judges, nursing professionals and experts in the STD/HIV/AIDS prevention area, and five judges, technical experts in the area of communication and educational media, validated the video script. Three focus groups involving 10 adolescents with previous life history of street situation and who were in residential care validated the pre-edited video. The information from the step of video validation with adolescents were submitted to the Discourse of the Collective Subject technique and analyzed in a qualitative context. We highlight that the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidade Federal do Ceará approved this study. The judges who validated the script on the technical and content aspects requested changes in the number of scenes of the presenter; replacement of technical terms by more accessible language to the target audience; promote greater interaction among the characters and insert features and computerized images to enable greater interactivity to the video. We verified that the video helped adolescents in constructing a better understanding on the STD/HIV/AIDS prevention, because the issue addressed in the scenes was clear and easy to understand, thus increasing the interest of adolescents and keeping them attentive. The participants showed satisfaction with the message presented in the video, in which the experiences portrayed in the scenes were immediately related to their sexual practices, demonstrating that the educational feature produced encourages critical thinking of adolescents as regards the importance of adopting healthier behaviors, hence contributing to the STD/HIV/AIDS prevention. We conclude that the educational video “Adolescents in street situation: knowledge, vulnerability, and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention” encourages and develops necessary skills and abilities in adolescents, so they can act effectively in improving their sexual practices, reducing the chances of becoming infected with STD/HIV/AIDS. Finally, we recommend the implementation of periodic educational strategies using the video in order to motivate adolescents to adopt protective measures against STD/HIV/AIDS.