Which women run the highest risk to be raped

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Any woman can be raped, but there is an even greater risk if she:

• has a disability—if she is in a wheelchair, deaf, blind, or mentally slow.
• is a refugee, migrant, or displaced person, or is living in an area of conflict or war.
• lives on the streets or is homeless.
• is a sex worker (prostitute).
• has been arrested or in prison.
• is being abused by her husband or boyfriend.

A rapist may see these women as easy victims because they have lost the protection of a community.

Sources

• Burns, A. A., Niemann, S., Lovich, R., Maxwell, J., & Shapiro, K. (2014). Where women have no doctor: A health guide for women. Hesperian Foundation.
• Audiopedia ID: en020303