Abstract
Following a lecture on sexual health and function, occupational therapy students were surveyed regarding their past sex education and their comfort level with the topic of sex. Students indicated a lack of sexual education received from parents/guardians and a prevalence of fear-based education from formal or informal sources. Results reflected a significant increase in students’ perceived comfort level with the topic following the lecture from a provider trained and certified in sexual health. As sexuality falls within the domain of occupational therapy, these results suggest a need for comprehensive sex education taught to students by qualified instructors.
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Notes
1 Kink refers to non-mainstream consensual or sexually diverse preferences (Skurtu, Citation2017).
2 There may be more populations other than those included in the acronym “LGTB”; a currently used acronym is LGBTQIA2S+ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or gender expansive, queer and/or questioning, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit).
3 A cisgender person is a male or female who refers to their current gender identity as the same gender they were assigned at birth (Stardust et al., Citation2017).