Recommendations to Improve Accessibility of Sexual Education for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities: A Qualitative Study

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Why is this research important?  Comprehensive sexuality education is known to improve the health and well-being of all populations. Yet, there is a lack of sex education programs that effectively meet the needs of adolescents and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (youth with IDD). The few programs that exist for this population focus on abuse awareness and prevention. This leaves out important [...]

Formal Sex Education and Contraceptive Use for Adolescent Women Living with a Disability

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Why is this research important? This study explored the impact formal sex education had on contraceptive use during first sexual intercourse for women with disabilities.  Data was used from the 2011-2017 National Survey of Family Growth. 2861 women participated. They were between the ages of 18-24 and experienced first voluntary sexual intercourse with a male partner. This data was [...]

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