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Disability and risk of recent sexual violence in the United States

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  • Basile, K.C.
  • Breiding, M.J.
  • Smith, S.G.

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Objectives. To examine the relative prevalence of recent (past 12 months) penetrative and nonpenetrative sexual violence comparing men and women with and without a disability. Methods. Data are from the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, a national telephone survey of US adults, and includes an expansive measure of sexual violence victimization. A total of 9086 women and 7421 men completed the telephone survey in 2010. Results. Compared with persons without a disability, persons with a disability were at increased risk for recent rape for women (adjusted odds ratio = 3.3; 95% confidence interval = 1.6, 6.7), and being made to penetrate a perpetrator for men (adjusted odds ratio = 4.2;95% confidence interval = 1.6, 10.8). An estimated 39% of women raped in the 12 months preceding the survey had a disability at the time of the rape. For women and men, having a disability was associated with an increased risk of sexual coercion and noncontact unwanted sexual experiences. Conclusions. In this nationally representative sample, men and women with a disability were at increased risk for recent sexual violence, compared to those without a disability.

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  • Basile, K.C. & Breiding, M.J. & Smith, S.G., 2016. "Disability and risk of recent sexual violence in the United States," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(5), pages 928-933.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.303004_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.303004
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    1. Guadalupe Pastor-Moreno & Isabel Ruiz-Pérez & Luis Sordo & Jesús Henares-Montiel, 2022. "Frequency, Types, and Manifestations of Partner Sexual Violence, Non-Partner Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment: A Population Study in Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-17, July.

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