Construction and validation of an educational booklet on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Marina Andreoli Trigo, Karyanna Alves de Alencar Rocha, Marcela Antonini and 3 others
PMID 40900539WHAT IT FOUND
Experts and current PrEP users judged a new 16-page educational booklet clear, relevant and easy to understand.
Users still wanted details on where to access PrEP in public and private services, so the final version added that.
Key findings
01The booklet achieved high content validity with experts, with an overall Content Validity Index of 0.94.
02Thirteen current PrEP users rated the booklet positively, though two wrote that it lacked details on where to obtain PrEP.
03The booklet was validated only in men who have sex with men with high education, excluding groups with low literacy.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
The booklet was validated only in men who have sex with men with high levels of education, so its clarity for people with low literacy or different backgrounds is unknown. The target audience was small (13 users), all from one specialised service in Brazil. Experts were mostly nurses, and recruitment used snowball sampling through social networks, which may limit the range of professional perspectives. The study reports content validity, not whether the booklet improves adherence or HIV prevention.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not assume the booklet improves PrEP adherence or knowledge; the study only tested whether experts and users found the material clear and relevant, not whether it changed patient behaviour.