Factors Associated With Being A Victim Of Sexual Violence
One of the most common forms of sexual violence around the world is that which is perpetrated by an intimate partner, leading to the conclusion that one of the most important risk factors for people in terms of their vulnerability to sexual assault is being married or cohabiting with a partner. Other factors influencing the risk of sexual violence include:
- being female;
- being young;
- being a sex worker;
- consuming alcohol or drugs;
- having previously been raped or sexually abused;
- having many sexual partners;
- becoming more educated and economically empowered, at least where sexual violence perpetrated by an intimate partner is concerned;
- poverty;
- being incarcerated / institutionalised;
- being mentally disabled.
Read more about Factors Associated With Being A Victim Of Sexual Violence: Gender, Age, Alcohol and Drug Consumption, Having Previously Been Raped or Sexually Abused, Having Many Sexual Partners, Educational Level, Poverty
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