Construction and validation of an educational technology on human papillomavirus vaccine for adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective: To construct and validate a comic-type educational technology on the human papillomavirus vaccine. Methods: A methodological study developed based on the manuals, informative notes of the Ministry of Health and with the suggestions of the target audience. Content validation was performed with 11 expert judges and the validation of appearance, with 32 adolescents. For the judges, the Content Validity Index was used and for the target audience the proportion of agreement was considered. Results: The comic book obtained a content validation index total of 0.95, a validation index considered adequate. It was identified a concordance greater than 0.80 in the validation of appearance with the target public, indicating an excellent degree of agreement. Conclusion: The technology was considered valid by the judges and the target audience, and can be used as an educational tool to guide the practice in the acceptability scenario of the vaccine. Implications for practice: The technology may contribute to the stimulation of adhesion to the human papillomavirus vaccine, since, in Brazil, the rates of adhesion to this vaccine are still low.