Impact of Interactive Digital Health Media on Student's Awareness about Human Papilloma Virus and its vaccination using ADDIE Model

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a widely occurring infection contracted through sexual contact, particularly between those who are late adolescents to early adults. Therefore, it is imperative to provide education to college students regarding HPV. Aim: Evaluate the impact of interactive digital health media on student's awareness about human papilloma virus and its vaccination using ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). Setting and Design: Utilizing a quasi-experimental research approach at Minia University's Faculty of Nursing. Sample: Stratified random sample consisted of 1077 nursing students including the four grades. Tools: Tool I: Socio-demographic characteristics, Tool II: Knowledge about HPV and its vaccination, Tool (III): Attitude toward HPV and its vaccination. Results: Showed that 58.9% of students had poor knowledge about HPV and its vaccination in pretest which was lessened to 15.6 % in posttest. In addition, 82.8 % of them had a negative attitude toward HPV and its vaccinations in pretest which was minimized to 24.4% of in posttest. Also, a positive correlation was observed between studied sample’s knowledge and attitude in pre and posttest with statistically significant differences. Conclusion: There was a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude in pretest and posttest before and after using interactive digital health media. So, the interactive digital health media application showed a good impact on student’s knowledge and attitude improvement regarding HPV. Recommendations: Adolescents' knowledge gaps may be closed with the effective mass media use, the need to launch culturally appropriate public education initiatives, and awareness campaigns on HPV and its vaccination.