Sentences with phrase «than in the general population due»

The incidence of physical and sexual abuse against both men and women with disabilities is significantly greater than in the general population due to their vulnerability and dependency upon their custodians and care providers.

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In a recent analysis, people with epilepsy were seven-fold more likely to have reported experiencing discrimination due to health problems than the general population.

On the other hand, the term «refugee» refers to people who have to flee their countries due to an imminent threat to their lives such as armed conflicts, persecution, and / or natural disasters, and hence are more likely to be representative of, or even less advantaged and more marginalized than, the general population in their countries of origin.

Among people with anorexia nervosa — who commonly deprive themselves of food due to an obsessive fear of gaining weight — this rate is more than five times greater than in the general population.