《联合国残疾人权利公约》(UNCRPD)规定的智力和发育障碍者有权获得性健康服务,包括信息,教育,和支持。对性健康专业人员提供这些服务的能力知之甚少。
■使用观察性研究设计,这项研究利用了一种描述性调查工具(PASH-Ext),该工具还包括一种标准化措施,与52名澳大利亚性健康专业人员的横断面目的样本。数据收集于2020年。
■仅有超过一半的参与者报告说,他们接受了与智力和发育障碍人士合作的职前教育培训,其中60%的人认为智力和发育障碍的人接受性健康信息和支持不会感到尴尬。
■研究发现,培训对于专业人员准备与智力和发育障碍的人一起工作都很重要,这些专业人员主张继续在职前课程中进行这种培训,并为性健康工作者提供额外的职后教育培训。
■为了逐步实现UNCRPD签署国第25条,各国需要确保智力和发育障碍者能够获得性健康服务。这项研究建议,性健康政策应确保所有员工准备并支持提供这些服务,以解决智力和发育障碍者的平等机会。
UNASSIGNED: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) have the right to access sexual health services including information, education, and support. Little is known about the capacity of sexual health professionals to provide these services.
UNASSIGNED: Using an observational research design, this study utilised a descriptive survey tool (PASH-Ext) that also encompassed a standardised measure, with a cross-sectional purposive sample of 52 Australian sexual health professionals. Data was collected in 2020.
UNASSIGNED: Just over half of the participants reported having received training in their preservice education to work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of these 60% held the view that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities would not feel embarrassed receiving sexual health information and support.
UNASSIGNED: The study found that training is both important to the professionals\' preparedness to work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and that these professionals advocate for the continuation of this training in pre-service courses and additional training in post service education for sexual health workers.
UNASSIGNED: To progressively realise Article 25 of the UNCRPD signatory, countries need to ensure sexual health services are accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This study recommends that sexual health policy addresses equity of access for people with intellectual and developmental disability by ensuring all staff are prepared and supported to provide these services.