Sexual health and education guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida

Sexual development is not only comprised of the changes to a person's body during puberty; it is a part of social development and should be considered in the context of basic and routine human desires for connectedness and intimacy, beliefs, values and aspirations. As is true for everyone, it is important that individuals with spina bifida have opportunities to acquire developmentally appropriate, relevant and accurate sexual health knowledge. Those with spina bifida need to be able to negotiate sexual desire, intimacy and sexual expression. They also need education about their sexual health and how to limit the negative outcomes of sexual activity related to sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancy or sexual coercion, violence, abuse or exploitation. This article discusses the Spina Bifida Sexual Health and Education Healthcare Guidelines from the 2018 Spina Bifida Association's Fourth Edition of the Guidelines for the Care of People with Spina Bifida using the World Health Organization's framing of sexual health and reviews the literature on sexual health and education for individuals with spina bifida.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine - 13(2020), 4 vom: 26., Seite 611-619

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Houtrow, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Roland, Michele [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

Journal Article
Myelomeningocele
Neural tube defects
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review
Sex education
Sexual health
Sexuality
Spina bifida

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.10.2021

Date Revised 08.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3233/PRM-200743

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319259382