More than 1 in 16 women consider their first sexual experience to be rape, a study published Monday found.
In a survey of 13,310 American women from 18 to 44 years old, about 6.5 percent reported their first sexual experience was rape. The average age of those respondents at the time they were assaulted was about 15, while the average age of their assailants was 27, the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reported.
Those who experienced rape as their first sexual encounter were found to be more likely to have a variety of health problems, including unwanted pregnancies and abortions.
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