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People with Intellectual Disabilities Talk About Sexuality: Implications for the Development of Sex Education.
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- The Right to Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Found a Family for People with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Attitudes towards sexuality and related caregiver support of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review on the perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2022Pooled it
- Sexual health concerns in women with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review in qualitative studies.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Growing through understanding and support: special boarding school teachers' perspectives and experiences on sexual education for children with autism.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2026Article
- COSMIN Review About Assessment Tools for Sexuality Knowledge in People with Intellectual Disability.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Review
- Sexual Health Literacy Among Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2025Article
- Expressing Sexuality in Silent and Weep: Experience of Chinese People With Intellectual Disabilities and Parents.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Article
- Analysis of factors influencing the assessment of sexual self-defense capacity in individuals with mental disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Experiences of Young People with Intellectual Disability, Parents and Professionals in Relationships and Sexuality Education Programmes: Findings from a Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A tool for assessing sexual knowledge of people with Intellectual disabilities in Norway.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Barriers experienced by nurses in communication for sexual health education for children with intellectual disability: a qualitative study.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Access to Sexual Rights for all People with Disabilities: The Need to See and Include the Experiences of People with Intellectual Disability.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Analysis of the Differential Efficacy of the Reduced Version Over the Extended Version of an Affective-Sexual Education Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Sex education for patients with severe mental illness in Iran: A qualitative study.PEC innovation · 2022Article
- Validation of a Scale on Society's Attitudes towards the Sexuality of Women with Intellectual Disabilities-Survey Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Personal and sexual boundaries: the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Approaches to Determine and Manage Sexual Consent Abilities for People With Cognitive Disabilities: Systematic Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2022Review
- Challenges of having a loving partner: the views of adults with intellectual disabilities.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2022Article
- Access to Sexual Health Services and Support for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: an Australian Cross-sector Survey.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2022Article
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Abstract
Existing sex education programmes have failed in involving people with intellectual disabilities in the development of these programmes. Not involving the target population decreases the likelihood that the sex education programme will be effective. This study was conducted to assess the perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities on several sexuality-related topics. Semi-structured interviews were held with 20 people with intellectual disabilities covering topics such as: sex education, relationships, sex, social media, parenthood and support. The reported frequency of sex education the participants receive is low. Their knowledge regarding sex education is mainly limited to topics such as safe sex, contraception and STI's and tends to be superficial. Additionally, knowledge on safe sex does not always translate to safe sex behaviour. Finally, relationships are important for most participants; mainly because they don't want to be alone. Findings from both this study and literature shows that there seems to be a need for high quality sex education. Topics to consider to include are: online relationships, social media and parenthood. It would also be beneficial to focus on sexuality-related skills. Finally, to increase the effectiveness of a sex education programme, it is advisable that a theory-and evidence-based framework, such as Intervention Mapping, is used for its development.
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