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. 2024 Jun;30(3):e13221.
doi: 10.1111/ijn.13221. Epub 2023 Dec 6.

Do peer-based short-form educational videos created by nursing students improve youths' knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases? A quasi-experimental study

İlknur Dolu  1 , Feyza Demir Bozkurt  1 , Ebru Bulut  2 , İlayda Yıldırım  3 , Hacer Yalnız Dilcen  2
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Do peer-based short-form educational videos created by nursing students improve youths' knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases? A quasi-experimental study

İlknur Dolu et al. Int J Nurs Pract. 2024 Jun.

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remains high worldwide in today's society, especially among young people. Youth education on STDs could help to reduce the prevalence of the condition in society and prevent new cases.

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of peer-based short-form educational videos on youths' knowledge of STDs.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in Turkey. The sample consisted of 121 students divided into experimental and control groups. Pre- and post-test control group quasi-experimental research design was employed in this study during the spring semester of the academic year 2021-2022. Peer-based short-form educational videos created by nursing students were used as an intervention. The survey form and Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire were used to collect data.

Results: Participants with parental responsibilities and had previous STD experience had higher knowledge score than the other subgroups. There was a significant main effect of peer-based short-form educational video on participants overall knowledge score of STDs. Additionally, the effect of intervention continued at 12-week follow-up measurement.

Conclusion: Peer-based short-form educational videos increase young people's knowledge of STD, and the impact of the intervention continued at 12-week follow up.

Keywords: educational videos; peer‐based intervention; sexually transmitted disease; short‐form video; young people.

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