Search Strategy and Selection of Articles Reviewed
| Search Terms: “Mental Retardation” OR “Intellectual Disability” AND | Number of Articles Identified | Basic Science or Case Reports | Other* | Final Number Reviewed | Final Number Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Contraception” OR “Contraception behavior” OR “Menstrual disorders” OR “Amenorrhea” | 65 | 6† | 46 | 13 | 11 |
| “Pap Smear” OR “Cervical Cancer” OR “Gynecological Exam” | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8‡ |
| “Mammography” OR “Breast disease” OR “Breast neoplasm” | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7§ |
| “Osteoporosis” OR “Bone density” OR “Bone densitometry” | 127 | 44 | 67 | 16 | 13‖ |
* Other reasons for exclusion include: population included other forms of cognitive disability (eg, dementia); population included men or children; syndrome-specific (except for Down syndrome); not in English/not translated.
† In this category only, articles published before 1985 were eliminated, as contraceptive recommendations and options for the general population have changed substantively since that time.
‡ Includes 4 articles from nursing journals which describe techniques for the gynecological exam in women with intellectual disabilities. These were identified from the bibliography of ref. 8.
§ Includes 3 additional articles from ref. 8.
‖ Includes 1 additional article from ref. 8.