Original Research Article
Year: 2017 | Month: September | Volume: 2 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 1-6
Parents’ Perception Having Children with Intellectual Disability Providing Sex Education: A Qualitative Study in Yogyakarta
Dwi Karina Ariadni1, YayiSuryo Prabandari2, Sumarni DW3
1Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
2Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas GadjahMada
3Department of Mental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas GadjahMada
Corresponding author: Dwi Karina Ariadni
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Children with intellectual disability have the same sexual needs as the average children. Parents are their children’s primary sex educators but many parents are afraid of talking to their children about sex. The purpose of this study was to explore perception of parents in providing sex education to children with intellectual disability.
Method: A qualitative study using phenomenological approach. Focus group discussion (FGD) and in-depth interviews (face-to face) with ten parents having children with mild or moderate intellectual disability, aged nine-eighteen years registered at SLB Negeri 1 Yogyakarta. Colaizzi method was used to identify core themes and patterns.
Result: Four themes were found: importance of sex education for children with intellectual disability, mother has the most important role in providing sex education, distinction of sex education for children with intellectual disability, religion is important in sex education.
Conclusions: Perception of parents in providing sex education to children with intellectual disability is different from parents with normal children. Parents should be earlier deliver sex education to protect them from sex abuse and the method of giving sex education with practice. The role of parents, especially mother is very important to provide sex education than father.
Key words: Perception of parents, sex education, intellectual disability children, qualitative study, Yogyakarta