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Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents with Disabilities

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Editors:
  1. Tafadzwa Rugoho

    1. Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  2. France Maphosa

    1. Department of Sociology, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

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  • Provides a current global examination of sexual and reproductive health issues facing people living with disabilities

  • Uniquely examines how queer adolescents access and use information on sexual and reproductive health

  • An essential resource for upper level undergraduates and graduate students, scholars and researchers from a range of disciplines relating to disability and sexuality studies

  • Will also appeal to policymakers, disability advocates and those operating in applied disciplines such as counsellors, psychology trainees, social workers, teachers, curriculum development specialists, nurses, medical student residents and others who are interested in the relationship between disability issues and sexuality

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Locating Sexual and Reproductive Rights for Adolescents with Disabilities

    • Tafadzwa Rugoho, France Maphosa
    Pages 1-8

  4. Country Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. The Role of Teachers and Caregivers in Adolescent Girls with Disabilities’ Sex Education in the Lakes Region of Kenya

      • Mark T. Carew, Ola Abualghaib, Nora Groce, Maria Kett
      Pages 103-124

    3. Teachers’ and Students with Disabilities’ Perception of Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Secondary Schools in Tanzania

      • Paul Mtasigazya
      Pages 125-145

    4. Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Insights to Experiences of Sexually Active Persons with Disabilities in South Africa

      • Sibusisiwe Siphelele Mavuso
      Pages 147-165

    5. Policy Issues and Challenges in Teaching Sexual and Reproductive Health to Adolescent Girls with Mental Disabilities in Nigeria: The Way Forward

      • Olayinka Adeniyi, Omolade Olomola
      Pages 167-190

    6. Educating Adolescents with Visual Impairments on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in Resource-Poor Environments an Uphill Struggle: A Case Study of Practices from the Field in Zimbabwe

      • Nqobani Dube
      Pages 191-209

    7. Social Media as a Platform for Participating in Sexual and Reproductive Issues for People with Disabilities

      • Tafadzwa Rugoho
      Pages 211-223
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About this book

This book investigates various experiences of teaching sexual and reproductive health to adolescents with disabilities. Following the adoption of the UNCRPD, adolescents with disabilities still commonly suffer from widespread violation of their rights particularly concerning sexual and reproductive health – often being viewed as either asexual or hypersexual. Contemporary societies do not readily encourage the participation of these young people in conversations or decision making processes concerning their own sexual and reproductive health. This book delves into such complex issues, critically examining how global communities attempt to teach sexual and reproductive issues to adolescents with disabilities in the modern era.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Tafadzwa Rugoho

  • Department of Sociology, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

    France Maphosa

About the editors

Tafadzwa Rugoho (PhD) is a lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University in the Department of Development Studies, and has authored more than twenty book chapters and several journal papers on disability issues. He is also a guest Lecturer at the University of Pretoria where he teaches Sexuality and Social Media. 



France Maphosa (PhD) is a Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Botswana. He has been awarded several research grants including the ORREA Senior Scholars Research Grant, CODESRIA Advanced Research Fellowship Grant and the CODESRIA National Working Group Research Grant.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents with Disabilities

  • Editors: Tafadzwa Rugoho, France Maphosa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7914-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7913-4Published: 13 December 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7916-5Published: 14 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7914-1Published: 12 December 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 223

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Medical Sociology, Disability Studies, Gender and Sexuality, Medical Education, Development Studies

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