PIONEER

Preventing STIs in Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

PIONEER: FIRST IN EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN'S CARE


Pioneer is a team-oriented approach to unplanned pregnancy prevention in exceptional women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This program is the first of its kind in the southeastern United States. Pioneer hopes to build a unique interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers, clinicians, personal care aides, community-based organizations, and clientele to refine and evaluate Pioneer within a clinical environment. This program will provide, assess, and evaluate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) training for clinical staff in the treatment and care of women with IDD, from the ages of 13-25. Pioneer represents opportunities to address a crucial, yet elusive clinical question in the sexual and reproductive care of women within this exceptional population: Can STI transmission in women with IDD be prevented through interdisciplinary team intervention?
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