Promoting Sex Education among Teenagers Through an Interactive Game: Reasons for Success and Implications

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 168-174

  Chu, Samuel Kai Wah ^a   Kwan, Alvin C M ^a   Reynolds, Rebecca ^b   Mellecker, Robin R ^a   Tam, Frankie ^c   Lee, Grace ^d   Hong, Athena ^a   Leung, Ching Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FifthWisdom Technology Ltd   (Hong Kong)

^d Wanchai   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOFTWARE DESIGN; STUDENT; VIDEO GAME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOFTWARE DESIGN; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84992755792     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2014.0059     Document Type: Article

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