ArticleZdravstveno varstvo2021
Persons with Intellectual Disability: Sexual Behaviour, Knowledge and Assertiveness.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- 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
- Inequities in Preventive Care for Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability in the USA: A Narrative Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Review
- Quality Indicators for the Care of People with Intellectual Disability in Family Medicine in Slovenia: A Modified Delphi Study.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2026Article
- Counseling Reproductive-Age Youth With Epilepsy: Literature Review and Expert Opinion From the Epilepsy in the Child-Bearing Ages Through Menopause Consortium.Pediatric neurology · 2026Review
- Sexual Health Behaviors and Outcomes Among Middle-Aged and Older Disabled Adults in Britain.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2025Article
- 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
- Sexual lives and reproductive health outcomes among persons with disabilities: a mixed-methods study in two districts of Ghana.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Personal and sexual boundaries: the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Preventing Sexual Assault in Intellectual Disability.Innovations in clinical neuroscienceReview
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Abstract
backgroundPersons with ID most often have incomplete, contradictory and imprecise knowledge of sexuality and sexual intercourse itself. They are not provided with sufficient information on their own body and sexuality, and are often discouraged from and sanctioned for trying to sexually express themselves. Sexual abuse due to low sexual assertiveness is also common.
aimThe principal aim of this study was to establish the presence or absence of sexual activity in adults with ID residing in institutional housing, as well as the level and structure of their knowledge of sexuality, their sexual assertiveness and preparedness to react in a sexually dangerous situation.
methodsThe sample consisted of 100 participants with ID residing in institutional housing. The instruments used included the General Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire, What-if test and Hulbert index of sexual assertiveness. Comparative statistics included coefficient of linear correlation and multiple regression analysis.
resultsThe results showed that 82% of the participants are sexually active. Most participants admitted to sometimes having sexual intercourse against their wishes as well as to having difficulty asserting themselves. Their knowledge of pregnancy, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases was very low. Female participants and those that reported having sexual intercourse had more sexual knowledge and were also more sexually assertive.
conclusionKnowledge of sexuality and sexual assertiveness of persons with ID residing in institutional housing is very low. Additional information on sexuality is necessary, as well as support in learning to express their own desires and to deal with unwanted sexual activity.
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