Reproductive Education and Sexual Abuse Among Individuals With Spina Bifida: A Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge and practices among young adults with spina bifida (SB), with an emphasis on identifying gaps in SRH literacy and barriers to care.

Design

Sequential explanatory mixed methods study consisting of a disability-specific survey and follow-up interviews.

Setting

Participants were recruited from a multidisciplinary SB clinic.

Participants

Eighty young adults (N=80) with SB were surveyed (March 2021-April 2022), and 4 participants from this sample took part in follow-up in-depth qualitative interviews. The sample included both male and female participants who were sexually active or had prior exposure to SRH education.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Primary meas

SUBMITTER: Hopson B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265902 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature