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Article: Studies from University of Sydney yield new data on cultural studies.
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- March 23, 2009
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According to a study from Sydney, Australia, "Instances of non-consensual sex (NCS) among men are highly under-reported. The research that has been conducted into this issue shows, however, that men who have sex with men experience higher rates of NCS than do other men and that these men are likely not to report that they have been subjected to NCS largely because there are no support systems in place for them."
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