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Sexual Experiences of People with Physical Disabilities in Vietnam

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This paper discusses the sexual experiences of people with physical disabilities in Vietnam. The research on which this paper is based adopted a qualitative research with in-depth interviewing in combination with the photo elicitation method. Twenty Participants with physical disabilities participated in this study. During the interviews, participants were offered the options of drawing a picture or selecting some images from a small photo library that expressed their thoughts if they found questions difficult to answer. The findings revealed sexual experiences of people with physical disabilities regarding premarital sex, sexual activities, types of sex and orgasm. They expressed that they experienced sexuality in many ways. This research also found some sexual problems and participants’ sexual desire. Despite some limitations caused by their disabilities, they were still satisfied with their sexual activities. However, some encountered sexual problems, particularly coercion and other difficulties such as abuse and domestic violence. Although they experienced some challenges with their sexual lives, they tried to deal with these problems in order to have a better sexual life.

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  1. Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia

    Thi Tu An Nguyen

  2. School of Psychology and Public Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia

    Dell Horey

  3. School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia

    Pranee Liamputtong

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Nguyen, T.T.A., Horey, D. & Liamputtong, P. Sexual Experiences of People with Physical Disabilities in Vietnam. Sex Disabil 37, 25–39 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11195-018-09557-0

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