Comparison of a video to a pictorial brochure in improving HIV/AIDS and HIV testing knowledge and increasing HIV testing motivation and behavioral skills among adult emergency department patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We sought to determine if a pictorial brochure improves HIV/AIDS and HIV testing knowledge and increases HIV testing motivation and behavioral skills as well as a video among adult emergency department patients, regardless of language spoken and health literacy level.

Methods

ED patients were stratified by primary language spoken (English or Spanish) and health literacy level (lower or higher) and randomly assigned to watch the study video or review the content-matched pictorial brochure. HIV/AIDS and HIV testing knowledge, motivation for HIV testing, and behavioral skills for HIV testing were assessed using study instruments before and after watching the video or reviewing the pictorial brochure.

Results

Of the 712 English- and 655 Spanish-speaking ED pati

SUBMITTER: Merchant RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7493585 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature