Feeling ‘Happy, Loved, Cherished, Desired’ and ‘Hopeful for the Future’: Disabled Women in Nigeria Talk About Sex and Pleasure

IF 1.1 4区 医学 Q3 REHABILITATION Sexuality and Disability Pub Date : 2024-01-30 DOI:10.1007/s11195-023-09830-x
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When Jumai told her cousin, she wanted to get intimate with a man, her cousin replied that as a blind woman she should not be thinking about things like that, but instead should be on her knees praying. Disabled women in Nigeria often experience this kind of pushback if they express sexual desire. Sexual and reproductive health interventions for disabled people in Nigeria usually exclude desires and pleasures, and only address vulnerabilities to sexual violence or ill-health. Beyond Nigeria, pleasure has also been missing in health and policy discourses regarding disabled people and regarding African women. Now research, activism and advocacy have started to bring pleasure into the discourse in relation to both disabled people and African women. However, for disabled African women, the possibilities for pleasure continue to be side-lined. This article starts to address that gap by presenting qualitative research with five disabled women in Nigeria about their experiences of sexuality and pleasure. A sexuality education program inspired by the findings of this research is presented.

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感受 "快乐、爱、珍惜、渴望 "和 "对未来充满希望":尼日利亚残疾妇女谈性与快感
摘要 当朱迈告诉她的表姐,她想和一个男人亲密接触时,她的表姐回答说,作为一个盲人妇女,她不应该想这样的事情,而应该跪在地上祈祷。在尼日利亚,残疾妇女如果表达性欲望,往往会遭到这种回击。在尼日利亚,针对残疾人的性健康和生殖健康干预措施通常不包括性欲和快感,而只涉及性暴力或健康不良的脆弱性。在尼日利亚之外,有关残疾人和非洲妇女的健康和政策论述中也缺少快乐。现在,研究、行动主义和宣传已开始将快乐纳入与残疾人和非洲妇女有关的论述。然而,对于非洲残疾妇女来说,愉悦的可能性仍然被忽视了。本文通过对尼日利亚的五名残疾妇女进行定性研究,介绍了她们在性和快乐方面的经验,从而开始弥补这一不足。文章还介绍了受这一研究成果启发而制定的性教育计划。
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Sexuality and Disability
Sexuality and Disability REHABILITATION-
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期刊介绍: Sexuality and Disability is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original interdisciplinary scholarly papers that address the psychological and medical aspects of sexuality in relation to rehabilitation. Publishing timely research articles, review articles, case studies, clinical practice reports, brief research reports, survey data reports, and book and film reviews, the journal offers the latest developments in the area of sexuality as it relates to a wide range of disabilities and conditions. Contributions address: clinical and research progress; community programs; independent-living programs; guidelines for clinical practice; special grand-rounds topics; consumer issues; and contemporary developments in special programs in sex education and counseling for people with disabilities. The journal features special issues with internationally renowned guest editors focusing on current topics in sexual health. By publishing research, best-practice, evidence-based, and educational articles, the journal seeks to contribute to the field''s knowledge base and advancement. Sexuality and Disability is an essential resource for the exchange of new knowledge, issues, techniques, and available modalities for researchers and other professionals addressing the psychological and medical aspects of sexuality in rehabilitation, medical, academic, and community settings.
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