PERSEPSI KELOMPOK DISABILITAS MENTAL TERHADAP PERILAKU SEKSUAL DI SLBN PEKKABATA POLEWALI MANDAR SULAWESI BARAT

Sexual behavior of groups of adolescents with mental disabilities is important to study because adolescents with mental disabilities are groups that are vulnerable to sexual harassment and sexual deviant behavior. The aim of the study was to determine the mental disability groups' perceptions of sexual behavior in the Polewali Mandar Pekkabata Mandar, West Sulawesi. Qualitative methods are used with an in-depth interview approach. The informants of this study were eight people consisting of ordinary informants of five people, supporting informants of two people and key informants of one person. The results of this study showed that: (1) knowledge of mentally disabled groups had higher reproductive health knowledge of premarital sexual behavior; (2) the attitude of disability is more positive and the attitude of adolescents to their behavior is greater with the intensity of sexual behavior; (3) actions of persons with disabilities in terms of physical activity, not touching intimate parts; (4) sexual behavior is very diverse, the trigger can be due to environmental influences, socio-cultural, religious appreciation, and the application of values; (5) risky social activities do not understand the dangers of abnormal behavior. It is recommended that persons with disabilities more optimally maintain reproductive health and that social workers should provide counseling on adolescent reproductive health, in order to further improve their knowledge, attitudes and behavior.   Keywords: Mental Disability, Adolescence, Sexual Behavior, Reproductive Health.  Perilaku seksual kelompok remaja dengan disabilitas mental penting untuk dikaji  karena remaja disabilitas mental merupakan kelompok yang rentan mengalami pelecehan seksual dan melakukan perilaku seksual yang menyimpang. Tujuan penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi kelompok disabilitas mental terhadap perilaku seksual di SLBN pekkabata polewali mandar Sulawesi barat. Digunakan Metode Kualitatif dengan pendekatan wawancara secara mendalam. Informan penelitian ini sebanyak delapan orang yang terdiri dari informan biasa lima orang, informan pendukung dua orang dan informan kunci satu orang.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa : (1) pengetahuan kelompok disabilita mental semakin tinggi pengetahun kesehatan reproduksi semakin rendah perilaku seksual pranikahnya; (2) sikap disabilitas semakin positif dan sikap remaja terhadap perilakunya semakin besar dengan intensitasnya untuk melakukan perilaku seksual; (3) tindakan penyandang disabilitas dalam hal aktivitas fisik, tidak menyentuh bagian intim; (4) perilaku seksual sangat beragam, pemicunya bisa karena pengaruh lingkungan,sosial budaya, penghayatan kegamaan , serta penerapan nilai-nilai; (5) aktivitas sosial berisiko belum paham tentang bahaya dari perilaku yang tidak normal. Disarankan agar penyandang disabilitas lebih maksimal menjaga kesehatan reproduksi dan sebaiknya pekerja sosial mengadakan penyuluhan tentang kesehatan reproduksi remaja, agar lebih meningkatkan pengetahuan, sikap dan perilakunya.   &nbsp