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Personal Assistance Services and Sexual Health in Norway: a Cross-Sectional Study of Disabled People’s Experiences and Attitudes regarding Sexuality and Personal Assistants
Specialized University (NOR).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4796-4694
University Sandnes (NOR).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8672-7555
University West, Department of Health Sciences, Section for health promotion and care sciences. (LOVHH)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7669-4702
2024 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, ISSN 1745-3011, Vol. 26, no 1, p. 173-188Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Many disabled people cannot live out their sexuality or exercise their sexual citizenship without assistance. There is a lack of knowledge concerning experiences and needs related to personal assistance to live out one’s sexuality and how to support sexual citizenship when living with a disability and receiving personal assistance services in the Norwegian context.

This study presents the experiences and attitudes of disabled people in Norway concerning personal assistance services and sexual citizenship. A cross-sectional quantitative survey was answered by 67 disabled people living with personal assistance services.

The results show that 67.1% of the respondents would rather avoid sexual activity than receive assistance with these activities, 50% found it uncomfortable to talk about sexual health, and 76% feared that conversations about sexual health would make the personal assistant uncomfortable. Service providers and municipalities should acknowledge the sexual needs of disabled people and organize services to meet these needs without personal assistants feeling uncomfortable or exploited.

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2024. Vol. 26, no 1, p. 173-188
Keywords [en]
disability; personal assistance services; sexual citizenship; sexual facilitation; sexual services
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Nursing
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NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, Nursing science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-21529DOI: 10.16993/sjdr.1090ISI: 001242027400003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85193739714OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-21529DiVA, id: diva2:1857063
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