Methods and educational materials used by nurses for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases in adolescence : integrative review

Abstract

to identify methods and instructional materials used by nurses in educational interventions with adolescents for the prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS. Method: integrative review conducted in the databases Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane and SAGE with uncontrolled descriptors: adolescent, teenage, nursing, health education, prevention, STD or AIDS, intervention, strategy and method. We analyzed 12 articles and educational interventions with their categorization methods and instructional materials. Results: methods: group discussion, individual instruction, demonstration, lecture and role play. Materials: written resources, auditory, and visual models for demonstrations. Educational interventions were characteristic of innovation, creativity and respect for the reality of teenagers. Conclusion: the methods and materials contributed to critical thinking in schools, communities and health facilities. The findings enable evidence-based practice of nurses as health educators with teenagers.