Papo de adolescente: website sobre sexualidade e prevenção de DST/HIV/AIDS para adolescentes envolvidos na igreja

Abstract

Approach health promotion in relation to sexuality and STD/HIV/AIDS in adolescents is a challenge in which beliefs, opinions, personal and collective values should be considered. Thus, given the need to build a critical-reflexive space with adolescents within the church, it is pointed out that building a website about sexuality and STD/HIV/AIDS , facing adolescents involved in religious groups, can contribute for a reflection on the topic and facilitate the understanding and development of a critical and autonomous conception of sexuality, faith and health. In this context, the study has the following objectives: to describe the process of creating a website called Teen Chat, which provides information about sexuality and STD/HIV/AIDS; validate the appearance and content of the website Teen Chat with experts in area of health education, theology, computing and design, as well as Catholic teenagers. Study type research and methodological development and validation, developed according to the stages of construction of digital learning material proposed by Falkembach, which consisted of: planning and analysis, modeling, implementation, evaluation and maintenance, and distribution. The evaluation was performed by 14 experts in the fields of nursing, health education, theologians, computing and design and five teenagers. The study followed the ethical-legal aspects related to research involving human subjects in accordance with the CAAE 05941212.1.0000.5054. From the focus groups emerged categories: Internet is information, entertainment and communication; Feelings awakened by the use of the Internet; On the Internet, there are things I like and do not like, and teen chat should be informative and attractive as well. The website covering meetings: religion, adolescence, sexuality, STD/HIV/AIDS prevention, leading questions, and information about the site, music, online bible and a topic on "How to date a boy or girl from God" were also included tools "contact us" and "discussion Forum". In the validation by the judges- content experts the VCI was satisfactory, since most of the items was ≥ 0.80, however the items dealing with authority, use of graphics, images, information and research source used had VCI ≤ 0,80. It is noteworthy that all suggested changes, such as reorganization of content, including references, graphical changes, among others. Validation of teenagers, all items had VCI ≥ 0.80, they expressed satisfaction and learning to navigate the website. Most of the suggestions issued by the evaluators was incorporated into the final website. Therefore, it is concluded that the website Teen Chat is valid and available for use on the World Wide Web, or Internet, thus becoming innovative technology aimed at teenagers, especially Catholics, who can contribute to the knowledge and reflection on issues related to sexuality and STD/HIV/AIDS. It is noteworthy, however, the need to evaluate its effectiveness with Catholic teenagers. Stresses the importance of this Web site as an educational tool in health, in order to strengthen actions to prevent STD/HIV/AIDS, solidifying interdisciplinary practice, as required in nursing, primarily aimed at the promotion of adolescent health.