Serious game about contraceptives for postpartum adolescents: development, validity and assessment

Abstract Objective To describe the development process, validity and assessment of a serious game about contraceptive methods for postpartum adolescents. Methods This is a methodological study, carried out based on the development of a serious game, content and appearance validity by 13 health judges, game quality assessment by six game development judges and appearance, language, playfulness and motivation assessment by seven postpartum adolescents. In data analysis, Content Validity Index and Appearance Validity Index ≥ 0.80 and binomial test were used for validity, and descriptive statistics was used for assessment. Results The serious game “Pós-parto consciente”, developed in a web quiz format, had a Content Validity Index of 1.0, a total Appearance Validity Index of 0.95 and a binomial test for each item with p > 0.05. It was considered good by 83.3% of judges, and adolescents agreed with 87.5% of the items assessed. Changes were made based on suggestions from judges and adolescents. Conclusion The serious game developed, validated in terms of content and appearance, achieved good quality to be used in health education on contraceptive methods with postpartum adolescents.