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Título
Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disabiility: systematic review and meta-analysis
Autor(es)
Materia
Discapacidad mental
Abusos sexuales
Adultos
Prevalencia
Revisión sistemática
Meta-análisis
Intellectual disability
Sexual abuse
Adults
Prevalence
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Clasificación UNESCO
6101.03 Deficiencia Mental
6310 Problemas Sociales
Fecha de publicación
2021-02-18
Editor
MDPI
Citación
Tomsa, R., Gutu, S., Cojocaru, D., Gutiérrez-Bermejo, B., Flores, N., Jenaro, C. (2021). Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disabiility: systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (4), 1-17
Resumen
[EN] This study presents the results of a systematic review on the prevalence of sexual abuse
experienced in adulthood by individuals with intellectual disability. An electronic and manual search
of academic journals was performed on four databases via EBSCO Host: Academic Search Complete,
PsycINFO, Medline, CINAHL Full-Text. In addition, PubMed, ProQuest, and Web of Science
(core collection) were searched. After an initial selection of 1037 documents, 25 articles remained
for quantitative synthesis. The combined prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual
disability was 32.9% (95% CI: 22.7–43.0) and sensitivity analysis revealed that the prevalence was not
outweighed by a single study. Overall, the United Kingdom had the highest prevalence (r = 34.1%),
and the USA had the lowest (r = 15.2%). The overall prevalence in females was lower (r = 31.8%) than
that in males (r = 39.9%). Subgroup analyses revealed that prevalence of sexual abuse was higher
in institutionalized individuals. The most prevalent profile of abuser is of a peer with intellectual
disability. Prevalence increases from mild to severe levels of intellectual disability and decreases
in profound levels. It is also more prevalent when the informant is the individual with intellectual
disability than when someone else reports abuse. In sum, one in three adults with intellectual
disability suffers sexual abuse in adulthood. Special attention should be paid for early detection and
intervention in high risk situations.
URI
ISSN
1660-4601
DOI
10.3390/ijerph18041980
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