Sexual Education for Adolescents and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Systematic Review

AbstractSexual education is crucial for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), but there are limited studies which show the effectiveness of sex education to this population. We conducted a systematic review to synthesize, analyze and identify sex education intervention for people with ID. We used quality indicators to identify and evaluate eight studies which employed single-subject research methodology (Horner in Except. Child. 71:165 –179, 2005). Ways for improving skills and enhancing knowledge were reported. Results of our analysis suggest three moderate and five low quality studies exist in sex education to ID people. Nevertheless, professionals can consider the interventions with moderate effect in the future. Future studi es should undergo more Randomized controlled trials (RCT) studies to evaluate the effectiveness of a new intervention (Hariton& Locascio in Int. J. Obstetr. Gynaecol. 125:13 –1716, 2018) and meet high-quality standards to improve evidence-based practice.
Source: Sexuality and Disability - Category: Disability Source Type: research