SynthesisBMC public health2021
Sexual health concerns in women with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review in qualitative studies.
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- Co-Designing Peer Support for Women Labelled With Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Article
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- 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
- Spatial modelling of the shared impact of sexual health knowledge and modern contraceptive use among women with disabilities in Africa.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- 'Silent Needs and Hidden Desires': Nurses' Perceptions of Sexual Healthcare for People With Physical and/or Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- Online health literacy resources for people with intellectual disability: protocol for a grey literature scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Interpersonal violence against people with intellectual disabilities in São Paulo, Brazil: characteristics of victims, perpetrators and referrals.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Caregivers' concerns about the sexual and reproductive health of women with intellectual disability in Iran: a qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Inpatient healthcare utilization among people with disabilities in Iran: determinants and inequality patterns.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Sexual and reproductive health issues of women attending psychiatric clinic in India-A qualitative study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- 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
- Qualitative Focus Groups with Professionals of Special Education and Parents of Young Females with Intellectual Disability Exploring Experiences with Menstrual Hygiene Management and the Trigger for the Non-Therapeutic Hysterectomy in Mexico.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundStudies indicate that women with intellectual disabilities (ID) face various personal and socio-environmental barriers in their sexual lives. This study aimed to identify the concerns and sexual health needs experienced by women with ID.
methodA systematic review of relevant qualitative articles was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science Scopus and PsycINFO databases from June 2018 to August 2018. We designed our search strategy according to two main foci: (1) sexuality; and (2) women with ID. In the study, searches were limited to articles published from January 2000 to December 2017. In this review, studies on women ages 16 and over were included.
resultsWithin the four databases, the search found 274 unique articles. After three steps of screening (title, abstract and full text), 22 studies were included in the final review. The articles mentioned difficulties with lack of sexual experience, negative experiences with sexuality, negative attitudes towards sexuality by nondisabled individuals, limited cognitive capacities to understand sexual identity, difficulty with finding the right partner, lack of access to sexual health information, lack of school-based sexuality education, violence and sexual abuse, lack of support from families and caregivers about sexuality, fear of sexual acts and unwanted pregnancy, shyness in expressing sexual desires, and limited knowledge of sexual behaviors.
conclusionOur findings indicate that women with ID need to be provided with school-based sexuality education tailored to the level of understanding needed to attain the requisite knowledge to form relationships, understand sexual and romantic relationships, and practice safe sex when they choose this option. Families along with education and healthcare systems should provide opportunities for women with ID to talk about their sexual needs and make their own choices.
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