# Development of educational technology on sexually transmitted infections for adolescent students

## TL;DR

This paper describes the development of an educational booklet to help adolescents understand sexually transmitted infections and improve health literacy.

## Contribution

A structured educational booklet tailored for adolescents with low health literacy to enhance understanding of STIs.

## Key findings

- Only 8.1% of adolescents had adequate health literacy.
- The booklet was organized into four sections covering STI basics, prevention, and response to infection.
- The booklet shows potential to improve health education practices for adolescents.

## Abstract

to describe the creation of an educational booklet for adolescent students on the main sexually transmitted infections.

this methodological and quantitative study was conducted in four stages: 1. Assessment of adolescent students’ health literacy level based on the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults; 2. Literature survey; 3. Content analysis and text elaboration; 4. Booklet development. The research followed the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist.

only 8.1% of adolescents have adequate health literacy. The booklet was divided into: What are sexually transmitted infections?; Learn about the main sexually transmitted infections; I discovered I have a sexually transmitted infection, what should I do?; How can I prevent a new infection?

the booklet on sexually transmitted infections shows potential to contribute to health education practices, facilitating adolescents’ understanding of the topic.

descrever a construção de cartilha educativa para adolescentes escolares sobre as principais infecções sexualmente transmissíveis.

pesquisa metodológica, com abordagem quantitativa, realizada em quatro etapas: 1. Avaliação do nível de letramento em saúde dos adolescentes escolares com base no instrumento Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults; 2. Levantamento bibliográfico; 3. Análise de conteúdo e elaboração textual; 4. Construção da cartilha. A pesquisa seguiu o checklist STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology.

apenas 8,1% dos adolescentes possuem nível de letramento em saúde adequado. A cartilha foi dividida em: o que são infecções sexualmente transmissíveis?; Conheça as principais infecções sexualmente transmissíveis; Descobri que estou com uma infecção sexualmente transmissível, o que eu faço?; Como faço para evitar uma nova infecção?

a cartilha sobre infecções sexualmente transmissíveis mostra potencial para contribuir com as práticas de educação em saúde, facilitando o entendimento da temática pelos adolescentes.