Educational video tool to increase syphilis knowledge among black and Hispanic male patients.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effectiveness of an educational video entitled Syphilis and Men to increase syphilis knowledge among at-risk Black and Hispanic male patients.


METHODS
In this randomized controlled trial, participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups and completed a pre-test survey, viewed the video (intervention group) and/or completed a post-test knowledge survey. Our analysis assessed whether the intervention group in comparison to the control group had an increase in syphilis knowledge, regardless of self-reported socio-demographic and sexual behavior characteristics associated with increased risk for syphilis infection.


RESULTS
Two hundred and six (206) males were studied. The intervention group participants scored on average 24.8 percentage points higher than the control group participants (p<.001) on the post-test survey after viewing the video. This difference was present regardless of certain self-reported socio-demographic and sexual behavior characteristics associated with increased risk for syphilis infection.


CONCLUSIONS
The Syphilis and Men video is a five-minute, low-cost tool that increased syphilis knowledge among Black and Hispanic male patients and could have similar effects in other settings.
Sánchez
John Paul
JP
Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA. josanche@montefiore.org
Kaltwassar
Sydney
S
McClellan
Mary
M
Burton
William B
WB
Blank
Arthur
A
Calderon
Yvette
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013587:Syphilis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014743:Videotape Recording; D055815:Young Adult