Playing a serious game to increase fertility awareness: perceptions of adolescents, parents and teachers.

IF 2.1 4区 医学 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Human Fertility Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-24 DOI:10.1080/14647273.2025.2451334
Mariana V Martins, Luísa Pereira, Zdravka Veleva, Irina Popova, Satu Rautakallio-Hokkanen, Ana Galhardo
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Infertility is increasing globally, affecting one in six adults due to factors like delayed childbearing and lifestyle changes. Despite the recognition of the importance of increasing fertility awareness, levels remain low. This study evaluated the perceptions of 'FActs!', a serious game aimed at improving adolescents' fertility awareness. The narratives of adolescents, parents and teachers about the utility of this tool and its educational potential were also addressed using focus groups. The game (https://myfacts.eu/) comprises 12 questions (birth year, biological sex, country and nine questions addressing fertility topics (probability of conceiving, the definition of infertility, and fertility risk factors such as age, smoking, alcohol, drugs and physical exercise). These questions emerge from four scenarios: a school playground, a party, a gym and a sibling's house. Players receive immediate feedback about their answers and brief educational information to improve their knowledge. Players accumulate stars for correct answers as they progress through the scenarios and answer the questions. Findings revealed that 'FActs!' effectively engages adolescents and enhances their understanding of fertility. Adolescents, parents and teachers responded positively, appreciating its interactive nature and ability to facilitate discussions on reproductive health. However, limitations such as the need for more comprehensive information and high reading requirements were noted. The study highlights the importance of integrating comprehensive fertility education into health curricula using diverse, engaging methods. It also underscores the necessity of supporting parents and teachers to improve their comfort and capability in discussing fertility. "FActs!" is a valuable tool with the potential for broader educational contexts. Future research should quantitatively assess "FActs!" across various demographics and include interventions to boost fertility awareness among parents and teachers, thereby enhancing their support for adolescents' informed reproductive choices.

玩一个严肃的游戏来提高生育意识:青少年、家长和教师的观念。
不孕不育在全球范围内正在增加,由于推迟生育和生活方式改变等因素,六分之一的成年人受到不孕不育的影响。尽管认识到提高生育意识的重要性,但水平仍然很低。这项研究评估了“事实!”,这是一款旨在提高青少年生育意识的严肃游戏。还利用焦点小组讨论了青少年、家长和教师关于这一工具的用途及其教育潜力的叙述。该游戏(https://myfacts.eu/)包括12个问题(出生年份、生理性别、国家)和9个涉及生育主题的问题(怀孕概率、不孕症的定义和生育风险因素,如年龄、吸烟、酗酒、吸毒和体育锻炼)。这些问题出现在四个场景中:学校操场、派对、健身房和兄弟姐妹的房子。玩家会收到关于他们的答案的即时反馈和简短的教育信息,以提高他们的知识。当玩家在场景中前进并回答问题时,他们会为正确的答案累积星星。调查结果显示,“事实!”有效地吸引青少年,提高他们对生育的理解。青少年、家长和教师积极响应,赞赏其互动性和促进生殖健康讨论的能力。但是,也注意到需要更全面的资料和较高的阅读要求等限制。这项研究强调了利用各种吸引人的方法将全面的生育教育纳入保健课程的重要性。它还强调了支持家长和教师提高他们在讨论生育问题时的舒适度和能力的必要性。“事实!”是一个有价值的工具,具有更广泛的教育背景的潜力。未来的研究应定量评估各种人口统计数据的“事实”,并包括提高家长和教师生育意识的干预措施,从而加强他们对青少年知情生育选择的支持。
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Human Fertility
Human Fertility OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY-REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
CiteScore
3.30
自引率
5.30%
发文量
50
期刊介绍: Human Fertility is a leading international, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to furthering research and promoting good practice in the areas of human fertility and infertility. Topics included span the range from molecular medicine to healthcare delivery, and contributions are welcomed from professionals and academics from the spectrum of disciplines concerned with human fertility. It is published on behalf of the British Fertility Society. The journal also provides a forum for the publication of peer-reviewed articles arising out of the activities of the Association of Biomedical Andrologists, the Association of Clinical Embryologists, the Association of Irish Clinical Embryologists, the British Andrology Society, the British Infertility Counselling Association, the Irish Fertility Society and the Royal College of Nursing Fertility Nurses Group. All submissions are welcome. Articles considered include original papers, reviews, policy statements, commentaries, debates, correspondence, and reports of sessions at meetings. The journal also publishes refereed abstracts from the meetings of the constituent organizations.
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