Knowledge, attitudes to sexual orientation, risk behaviors and sexual abuse in women with intellectual disabilities

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Published: Sep 18, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v2.455
Keywords:
woman intellectual disability type of housing safe sex practices sexuality sexual abuse

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Mª Dolores Gil Llario
Universidad de Valencia
Irene Díaz Rodríguez
Universidad de Valencia
Roberta Ceccato
Universidad de Valencia
Rafael Ballester Arnal
Universitat Jaume I
Cristina Giménez García
Universitat Jaume I

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze of attitudes to sexuality expression, knowledge about safe and risk sex practices and sexual behavior in a sample of women with intellectual disabilities, to prevent sexual violence against this group. The sample consists of 39 women, aged between 27 and 52 years living in sheltered housing, residential homes or households. The results obtained through a structured interview and a scale of sexual perception adapted to the study population, indicate that the most common and acceptable behavior in women between 27 and 35 years is the oral sex with both men and women. The sex had been practiced by women between 44 and 52 years and also this segment had received more sexual abuse. Regarding the type of housing, attitudes to sexual expression in public and knowledge about safe and risk sex practices was higher in women residing in institutions. Among women living in sheltered housing masturbation, oral and vaginal sex, is the most common. These results underscore the importance of tailoring affective-sexual education programs to different types of housing and/or lifestyles of this group.

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Gil Llario, M. D., Díaz Rodríguez, I., Ceccato, R., Ballester Arnal, R., & Giménez García, C. (2014). Knowledge, attitudes to sexual orientation, risk behaviors and sexual abuse in women with intellectual disabilities. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 2(1), 397–406. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v2.455
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