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Men with disabilities 4 times more likely to be sexually abused

Men with disabilities are more than four times more likely to be victimized by sexual assaults compared to men without disabilities, according to a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher

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Men with disabilities are more than four times more likely to be victimized by sexual assaults compared to men without disabilities, according to a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher

Investigators from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health used data from close to 22,000 respondents collected as part of the 2005? Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MA-BRFSS), which is an annual health survey of noninstitutionalized adults conducted in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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