Schinke S P, Orlandi M A, Schilling R F, Parms C
Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY 10025.
Public Health Rep. 1992 May-Jun;107(3):323-30.
Hispanic and African American adolescents are more likely than white Anglo youth to harbor misconceptions about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and are also more likely to engage in intravenous drug use and sexual intercourse. This paper describes the development of an AIDS prevention curriculum that uses an interactive videodisc program to teach skills for interventions. Focus group and expert panel studies yielded suggests for intervention vignettes and scenes relevant to Hispanic and African American adolescents. The authors then developed and produced a sample curriculum, specifically designed for Hispanic youth. Content was designed to build knowledge, attitudes, and skills in handling situations where young persons are at risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The feasibility of the finished pilot product was tested with adolescents and with professionals who serve ethnic and racial minority youth. Adults and Hispanic adolescent viewers rated the videodisc as enjoyable, interesting, and likely to achieve positive effects with the intended target population. Findings suggest that the interactive videodisc is a useful way to interest and help Hispanic adolescents learn ways of reducing their risk of contracting and spreading HIV infection through lifestyle practices. This developmental research in the use of interactive videodisc also provides a basis for further investigation.
西班牙裔和非裔美国青少年比盎格鲁白人青少年更有可能对获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）存在误解，并且也更有可能进行静脉注射吸毒和发生性行为。本文描述了一个艾滋病预防课程的开发过程，该课程使用交互式视频光盘程序来教授干预技能。焦点小组和专家小组研究为与西班牙裔和非裔美国青少年相关的干预小插曲和场景提供了建议。作者随后开发并制作了一个专门为西班牙裔青少年设计的示例课程。其内容旨在培养青少年在处理面临人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染风险情况时的知识、态度和技能。最终的试点产品在青少年以及为少数族裔和种族青年服务的专业人员中进行了可行性测试。成年观众和西班牙裔青少年观众认为该视频光盘有趣、有意思，并且很可能对目标人群产生积极影响。研究结果表明，交互式视频光盘是一种有效的方式，可以激发西班牙裔青少年的兴趣，并帮助他们学习通过生活方式来降低感染和传播HIV风险的方法。这项关于交互式视频光盘使用的发展性研究也为进一步的调查提供了基础。
