ArticleBMC public health2018
Sexual activity and sexual health among young adults with and without mild/moderate intellectual disability.
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- A systematic review of relationships and sex education outcomes for students with intellectual disability reported in the international literature.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2022Pooled 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
- The Design, Content and Delivery of Relationship and Sexuality Education Programmes for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the International Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of HPV Vaccination for Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review.Vaccines · 2026Review
- Disabled people faced greater challenges accessing sexual and reproductive health services in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain: evidence from the Natsal-COVID survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Spatial Pattern and Decomposition Analysis of the Educational Status Gap in Factors Associated with Risky Sexual Behavior Among Women with Disabilities in Ten African Countries.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Spatial pattern and influence of mass media exposure on sexual exposure among women with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Navigating Body Perception, Affectivity, Intimacy, Gender Identity, and Sexuality: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in Young Adults with SMI, IDs, and ASD in a Community Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Fostering Healthy Relationships in Special Olympic Athletes: Supporting the Intersection of Intellectual Disability and Sexual Health.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 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
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- 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
- Sexual lives and reproductive health outcomes among persons with disabilities: a mixed-methods study in two districts of Ghana.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: a Mixed Methods Study of Professionals' Practices and Needs.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
- The sexual behavior of young people living with a disability: Findings from the KAP study in Northern Uganda.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- Relationships and Sex Education Outcomes for Students With Intellectual Disability: Protocol for the Development of a Core Outcome Set.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is widespread concern about the sexual 'vulnerability' of young people with intellectual disabilities, but little evidence relating to sexual activity and sexual health.
methodThis paper describes a secondary analysis of the nationally representative longitudinal Next Steps study (formerly the Longitudinal Survey of Young People in England), investigating sexual activity and sexual health amongst young people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities. This analysis investigated family socio-economic position, young person socio-economic position, household composition, area deprivation, peer victimisation, friendships, sexual activity, unsafe sex, STIs, pregnancy outcomes and parenting.
resultsMost young people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities have had sexual intercourse by age 19/20, although young women were less likely to have sex prior to 16 than their peers and both men and women with intellectual disabilities were more likely to have unsafe sex 50% or more of the time than their peers. Women with intellectual disabilities were likely to have been pregnant and more likely to be a mother.
conclusionMost young people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities have sex and are more likely to have unsafe sex than their peers. Education and health services need to operate on the assumption that most young people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities will have sex.
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