CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION IN WOMEN DEPRIVED OF FREEDOM

ABSTRACT

Objective:  to describe the process of elaboration and validation of educational technology for prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in female population deprived of freedom.

Method:  methodological study conducted in a prison complex in the Midwest of Brazil, from January to July 2019, using a four-point Likert scale. Data were analyzed with Cronbach’s Alpha and KAPPA tests. A minimum Content Validity Index of 0.80 was considered for validation and minimum 75% agreement.

Results:  The items of the material were relevant with a total Content Validity Index of (CVI t=0.87) for specialists and (CVI t=0.95) for women. The specialists evaluated the booklet, classifying it with a “superior” degree of recommendation (average of 91%). There were adjustments, reaching, in the end, a concordance index higher than 88.7%.

Conclusion:  we believe that this technology represents an advance for Public Health, since it used reliable and appropriate measures and instruments for the target audience.

DESCRIPTORS:
Educational Technology; Validation Studies; Prisons; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Health education is an essential element in health promotion.

2. Perspectives for new studies with this theme.

3. Translating different knowledge about HIV/Aids in unhealthy places.

4. Prevention of STI/HIV/AIDS in female population deprived of freedom.