Construction and validation of podcast for teen sexual and reproductive health education.
Paloma Loiola Leite, Francisco Ayslan Ferreira Torres, Leonarda Marques Pereira and 3 others
PMID 36197393WHAT IT FOUND
Four validated teen sexual and reproductive health podcast episodes were created with adolescents and rated relevant by nursing specialists.
They are free online, but their effect on teens was not tested, so use them as an educational aid, not a proven benefit.
Key findings
01The study produced a four-episode podcast for teen sexual and reproductive health education, made available free online for the public and health professionals.
02Among 60 adolescents surveyed, overall sexual knowledge was satisfactory with 79.3% correct answers, but HIV testing and school sexuality counseling knowledge were unsatisfactory.
03Eleven nursing specialists gave the podcast an average item-level content validity score of 0.87, and the ratings showed satisfactory internal consistency with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.951.
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What it does not show
The study was done in a vocational school chosen for convenience, during pandemic remote learning. Only a few adolescents helped construct the podcast. The paper reports content validation, not tested effects on teens. Experts showed only moderate agreement, and some sound-environment items scored lower than the target. People with hearing impairment may not access the audio unless scripts are provided. Episode length did not fully cover all themes.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the expert validation as proof that the podcast improves teens' sexual health knowledge or behaviour. The paper reports expert ratings, not tested effects on teens.