A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Board Game on Patients' Knowledge Uptake of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda

• DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31824373d5
• Publication Date: 2011-12-10T09:22:43Z
• Authors: Jane N. Wanyama; Barbara Castelnuovo; Gavin Robertson; Kevin Newell; Joseph B. Sempa; Andrew Kambugu; Yuka C. Manabe; Robert Colebunders
• Keywords: Institutional review board

As the number of HIV infections continues to rise, search for effective health education strategies must intensify. A new educational board game was developed increase peoples' attention and knowledge sexually transmitted (STIs) information. The object this study assess effect on uptake knowledge.A randomized controlled trial where patients attending Infectious Diseases Clinic, Kampala, Uganda were either play (intervention arm) or attend a talk (standard care arm). Participants' assessed before after sessions through questionnaire.One hundred eighty HIV-positive participants enrolled, 90 each arm. pretest scores similar There statistically significant in STIs both arms. Compared with standard arm, intervention arm had higher (4.7 points, 95% confidence interval: 3.9 5.4) than controls (1.5 0.9 2.1) difference between arms 3.2 points (P < 0.001). Additionally, facilitators preferred as method.The significantly resulted STIs. Further evaluation impact behavioral change short long term is warranted.