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Teenagers with Mental Disability Lack Reproductive Education and Knowledge; Still, Many Have Had Sex
Author(s) -
C Coren
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
perspectives on sexual and reproductive health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.818
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1931-2393
pISSN - 1538-6341
DOI - 10.1111/j.1931-2393.2003.tb00257.x
Subject(s) - citation , sex education , psychology , developmental psychology , human sexuality , gender studies , computer science , library science , sociology
Teenagers with mental disability report receiving less sex education in school than do their nondisabled peers and their parents are more often reluctant to discuss reproduction and sexual health with them at home. Meanwhile a considerable proportion of such teenagers--in particular males--have had sexual intercourse often without their parents knowing. These findings come from an analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. (excerpt)