Sexual Violence Against Persons With Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: A growing number of large-scale studies suggest that people with disabilities are at greater risk of sexual victimization than nondisabled individuals. However, certain results are inconsistent and whether potential moderators explain this variability in previous findings remain to be considered. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the magnitude of the difference in risk of being sexually victimized based on the presence of a disability. An additional objective was to evaluate the relative influence of gender, age, type of disability, type of sexual violence, and relationship with the perpetrator on the association between the presence of a disability and sexual victimization. Studies were searched using pertinent databases and retained if they included a group with a disability, provide

SUBMITTER: Mailhot Amborski A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9425723 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature