SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Prevalence of Sexual Abuse in Adults with Intellectual Disability: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Life-time experience of violence among women and girls living with disability in Nepal.PloS one · 2025Article
- Problematic sexual behaviors of adolescents with intellectual disability in Saudi Arabia: uncovering the hidden.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2025Article
- Analysis of factors influencing the assessment of sexual self-defense capacity in individuals with mental disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional study on domestic violence among infertile women in western Iran.Industrial psychiatry journal · 2024Article
- Criminal Justice and People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Intellectual and developmental disabilities · 2024Article
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Abstract
This study presents the results of a systematic review on the prevalence of sexual abuse experienced in adulthood by individuals with intellectual disability. An electronic and manual search of academic journals was performed on four databases via EBSCO Host: Academic Search Complete, PsycINFO, Medline, CINAHL Full-Text. In addition, PubMed, ProQuest, and Web of Science (core collection) were searched. After an initial selection of 1037 documents, 25 articles remained for quantitative synthesis. The combined prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disability was 32.9% (95% CI: 22.7-43.0) and sensitivity analysis revealed that the prevalence was not outweighed by a single study. Overall, the United Kingdom had the highest prevalence (r = 34.1%), and the USA had the lowest (r = 15.2%). The overall prevalence in females was lower (r = 31.8%) than that in males (r = 39.9%). Subgroup analyses revealed that prevalence of sexual abuse was higher in institutionalized individuals. The most prevalent profile of abuser is of a peer with intellectual disability. Prevalence increases from mild to severe levels of intellectual disability and decreases in profound levels. It is also more prevalent when the informant is the individual with intellectual disability than when someone else reports abuse. In sum, one in three adults with intellectual disability suffers sexual abuse in adulthood. Special attention should be paid for early detection and intervention in high risk situations.
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