Men with disabilities 4 times more likely to be sexually abused than men without disabilities

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 03:30 in Health & Medicine

Previous studies have documented that women with disabilities are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women without disabilities. A new study published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the first population-based investigation to examine sexual violence victimization against men with disabilities. Researchers report that men with disabilities are more than four times more likely to be victimized by sexual assaults compared to men without disabilities.

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