A Mobile Phone Game to Prevent HIV Among Young Africans

Tumaini is a scenario-based role-playing game application, optimized for use on low-cost Android smartphones. Participants will be invited to play the game for at least ten hours over a period of three weeks. The game is designed to: educate players about sexual health and HIV/AIDS; build risk-reduction skills and related self-efficacy for prevention of HIV/STIs and unintended pregnancy; challenge HIV stigma and harmful gender norms; and promote parent-child dialogue.