Validation of Educational Tools for Use in a Human Papillomavirus Intervention Study

Purpose: The aim of this study is to report the process used to validate an educational Human Papillomavirus (HPV) pamphlet and a HPV video to use in a HPV intervention study for women of color to increase HPV knowledge, health beliefs, health behaviors and intention to use the HPV vaccine for themselves or members of the family. Methods: Fifteen women enrolled in a two part, two hour methodological pilot study to validate the appearance, content and readability of the educational pamphlet and video. Quantitative data was determined women completing two 4-pont Likert type questionnaires consisting of 10 items each. The qualitative data was retrieved with the use of a semi-structure interview. Results: Greater than 86% of the participants indicated that both educational tools were acceptable in appearance, content and readability/ understanding. Participants' responses suggested a change in the pamphlet color and use of more colored illustrations as well as condensing the video narrative with bulleted summary pages after each scene. Conclusion: The tools were well received by the participants. Next steps were identified toward revision. A HPV pamphlet and an HPV video were validated for use in a future intervention study. Future considerations: More educational pamphlets identifying validation process for use in intervention studies for targeted high risk populations.