Title
Feasibility and Acceptability of an Adolescent-Friendly Rap Video to Improve Health Literacy Among HIV-Positive Youth in Urban Peru
Date Issued
01 April 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rodriguez C.A.
Winnett A.
Krishnam N.
Martínez N.O.
Perez L.J.
Franke M.F.
Publisher(s)
Springer
Abstract
Clinical outcomes among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) might be improved by interventions aimed at addressing limited health literacy. We developed a Spanish-language rap video on HIV concepts and examined its acceptability and feasibility as a learning tool among ALHIV in Lima, Peru. Twenty-eight ALHIV receiving care at an urban pediatric hospital and ten stakeholders engaged in the care of adolescents watched the video. Adolescents completed a pre- and post-video questionnaire. We conducted focus groups with ALHIV and in-depth interviews with stakeholders and analyzed transcripts to identify themes. ALHIV described concepts of CD4 cell count and viral load as they were portrayed. Participants reported the video was relatable, accessible, and provided hope that ALHIV could lead healthy lives and advocated for future videos to address topics such as transmission and sexual health. Questionnaires indicated some improvement in viral load knowledge. An HIV health literacy music video intervention was feasible to implement and accepted by ALHIV and their healthcare providers. Communicating HIV knowledge via music videos may be promising; further study is needed to optimize implementation.
Start page
1290
End page
1298
Volume
25
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Enfermedades infecciosas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85096129287
PubMed ID
Source
AIDS and Behavior
ISSN of the container
10907165
Sponsor(s)
This study was supported by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. The funder had no role in the design of the study, data collection, data analysis, interpretation of data, and decision to publish findings. Acknowledgements
We thank adolescents and healthcare workers for participating in the study, and Emiliano Valle for contributing to the conduct of the study. We thank Mart?n Soto, Edward Daniel Rodriguez Viloria, and Giuseppe Bassil Castellanos for volunteering their talents to develop lyrics, perform the music video, and contribute to production. We?d like to acknowledge Albino Art & Technology for donating audio and video recording equipment, and production of the adolescent-friendly rap video. We also acknowledge the Global Health Research Core for supporting Carly Rodriguez?s time on the study.
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