Sexual Knowledge Among Adolescents with Physical Handicaps: A Systematic Review

Seidel, Anja; Wienholz, S; Michel, Marion; Luppa, Melanie; Riedel‐Heller, Steffi G.

doi:10.1007/s11195-013-9326-4

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“…Because few respondents had scores ≥4, these adolescents were grouped into the “3” category, creating the final 0–3 scale, indicating no (0), mild (1), moderate (2), and severe (3) disability (22).…”

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“…Of the few studies focused on sexual timing in populations with disabilities, findings suggest differences by disability type (3–5). In their cross-sectional study in Germany, Wienholz and colleagues (6) found that among sexually experienced 14–17 year olds, those with physical disabilities and vision or hearing impairments reported earlier sexual debut than those without disabilities.…”

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Variations in the timing of first sexual experiences among populations with physical disabilities in the United States

Kahn

Suchindran

Halpern

2019

Disability and Health Journal

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Background Timing of first sex has important implications for later sexual health, but little research has considered this in populations with physical disabilities. Objective/Hypothesis The purpose of this paper was to examine timing of sexual experiences among populations with physical disabilities in the United States from adolescence to early adulthood, and how timing varies by biological sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. We hypothesized that those with physical disabilities would exhibit earlier initiation of each type of sexual activity compared to those without disabilities, but the degree of differences would depend on disability severity. We further hypothesized that these associations would be moderated by biological sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Methods Data were from 13,458 respondents to Waves I and IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Cox proportional hazards models assessed differences in timing of vaginal, oral, anal, and first sex by disability severity. Results Populations with the most severe physical disabilities had a significantly slower progression to first vaginal sex, oral sex, and their first sexual experience compared to those without disabilities (aHR: 0.74–0.77). Timing also differed by biological sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation, though the direction and degree of these differences varied by disability severity. Conclusions Results fill an important gap in the literature by considering variations in sexual timing among populations with physical disabilities using a longitudinal, nationally representative sample. Future research should continue to promote inclusion of populations with disabilities to inform future policies and programs for healthy sexual development.

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Variations in the timing of first sexual experiences among populations with physical disabilities in the United States

Kahn

Suchindran

Halpern

2019

Disability and Health Journal

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“…Our findings support those of several articles and reviews published over the past decade. In particular, the overprotection and infantilisation of people with disabilities, as well as societal perception of the sexuality of individuals with disabilities as deviant have been reported as a major barriers to their sexual health education (Seidel et al 2014;Treacy, Taylor, and Abernathy 2018). This highlights the culturally influenced societal perceptions of disability (Wilson and Scior 2015;Munyi 2012), and, in particular, of disability in combination with sexuality (Ditchman 2017;Esmail et al 2010;Sinclair et al 2015).…”

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“…All other barriers seem to be linked to this fundamental societal barrier: if people's sexuality, and, in particular, that of children and young people with disabilities, is not recognised or is stigmatised, the way educators address this topic and redirect responsibility to each other will be affected (McCann, Marsh, and Brown 2019). This fundamental barrier also explains the lack of training opportunities for educators and the dominance of noncomprehensive and normative approaches to sexuality education (McCann, Marsh, and Brown 2019;Seidel et al 2014).…”

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“…This overall lack of sexuality education for children and young people with disabilities includes a particular gap regarding disability-specific sexuality education (East and Orchard 2014;Gray et al 2017;Akre et al 2015;Seidel et al 2014). For example, in a Netherlands study of persons with spina bifida, fewer than one quarter of informants reported having received information specific to their disability, such as an increased risk of latex allergy, which causes the need for information on latex-free contraception (Verhoef et al 2005).…”

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Barriers to sexuality education for children and young people with disabilities in the WHO European region: a scoping review

Michielsen

Brockschmidt

2021

Sex Education

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Physical Disability and Sexuality, Some History and Some Findings

Braathen

Carew

Chiwaula

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Physical Disability and Sexuality

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In this chapter, we will explore some of the myths and misconceptions that exist about the sexual lives of people with physical disabilities. We look particularly at the myth of asexuality and we report on data from the survey study showing whether this myth exists in the views of South Africans without disability, about people with physical disabilities. We also look at the kinds of stereotypes about people with physical disabilities that survey respondents used. The chapter then looks at how this myth of asexuality among people with physical disabilities means that many young people with physical disabilities are excluded from sexual health education, may be vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, and generally feel excluded from the world of dating and relationships. We draw on existing research knowledge, our survey findings, as well as the pictures and personal stories of participants in our research project in this chapter.

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Sexual Knowledge Among Adolescents with Physical Handicaps: A Systematic Review

Cited by 14 publications

References 17 publications

Variations in the timing of first sexual experiences among populations with physical disabilities in the United States

Variations in the timing of first sexual experiences among populations with physical disabilities in the United States

Barriers to sexuality education for children and young people with disabilities in the WHO European region: a scoping review

Physical Disability and Sexuality, Some History and Some Findings

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