Table 2

Percentage of Questions Answered Correctly by Support Persons in Pre-Test and Post-Test Knowledge Surveys

 

Item
% Answering Correctly
F value

(1,211)

p value
Pre-test
Post-test
Heredity is the leading cause of mental retardation
83%
96%
21.62
.001
In general, the more seriously disabled a person is, the less he or she will seek intimate relations with others
20%
73%
171.42
.001
Most developmentally disabled adults living in the U.S. suffer from loneliness and depression
71%
97%
67.31
.001
Masturbation to orgasm has been known to decrease behaviors such as head banging and physical aggression of low functioning individuals
42%
91%
173.90
.001
The more disabled a person is the lower his/her sex drive
86%
74%
11.06
.001
The onset of puberty is delayed for individuals with developmental disabilities
63%
85%
28.45
.001
Most developmentally disabled couples who are sexually active suffer from some form of sexual dysfunction
23%
83%
287.51
.001
Individuals with disabilities generally have higher sex drives than non-disabled individuals
68%
88%
32.70
.001
The divorce rate for disabled couples is higher than it is for non-disabled couples
70%
92%
33.96
.001
A female with Down's Syndrome is almost certain to give birth to Down's Syndrome children
65%
95%
77.38
.001
Most parents of children with developmental disabilities are in favor of schools offering sexuality information to their children
33%
87%
191.83
.001
People with developmental disabilities do not desire as much physical touch as does a non-disabled person
89%
92%
1.13
ns
Preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases should be the primary focus when providing sexuality education to individuals with developmental disabilities
25%
80%
191.83
.001
A person who receives sexuality education usually becomes more sexually active
81%
100%
12.61
.001
Individuals with developmental disabilities and individuals without disabilities are equally likely to be sexually violated
49%
75%
45.10
.001
Limiting a person's opportunities for privacy will help reduce sexual behavior
78%
93%
26.02
.001
Individuals with developmental disabilities are able to love and care at the same emotional depth as non-disabled people
83%
91%
7.64
.01
Most individuals with developmental disabilities like themselves and believe that they have something to offer to others
32%
78%
131.49
.001
A male child has his first erection around age three
40%
91%
190.37
.001
Generally, victims of sexual abuse are abused by people that they know
96%
99%
3.03
ns