Construction and validation of an information portal on combined HIV prevention^*

Objective: to build and validate an information portal on the combined prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Method: a four-stage methodological study: definition, architecture, design, and implementation. The validation process was carried out by 24 nurses and 23 professionals specializing in Information Technology. A Likert-type questionnaire described the agreement between nurses/experts and IT professionals concerning the different attributes. The Content Validity Index was considered to have a cut-off point equal to or greater than 0.80.

Results: the agreement rates were satisfactory, totaling 0.94 overall among nurses and 0.96 among IT professionals. The validity indicators showed satisfactory agreement in the attributes of general impression (0.96), objectives (0.90), adequacy of content (0.98) and language (1.00), relevance (0.96), high potential for attractiveness (0.91), and for innovation (0.90). In addition, the proposed technology has resources that guarantee easy navigation (0.96), as well as the quality of the interface (0.96), aesthetics, and audiovisuals (0.99).

Conclusion: it can be concluded that PREVI@IDST is an innovative educational resource because it brings together valid evidence for information and guidance on combined HIV prevention.

Descriptors:
Validation Study; HIV; Educational Technology; Disease Prevention; Access to Information; Nursing

Highlights:

(1) The Information Portal is an innovative and valid resource. (2) It brings together valid evidence for information and guidance on HIV prevention. (3) The content on the portal is validated. (4) It is a new health education technology, especially for nursing. (5) It can be used in different services in the healthcare network.