ArticleJournal of human trafficking2020
Sex Trafficking Victims at Their Junction with the Healthcare Setting-A Mixed-Methods Inquiry.
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- Providing care to domestically sex trafficked persons in the emergency department: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Canadian cross-sectional survey of healthcare, social and community service providers' capacity to respond to sex trafficked persons.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Sex Trafficking Prevention for Youth With Disabilities: Network Analysis of Organizational Coordination.Research on social work practice · 2025Article
- Elements of a care pathway for human trafficking victims in emergency departments: A mapping review.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2025Review
- A scoping review of racism and anti-racist solutions in the health care of people who have experienced trafficking.PloS one · 2025Article
- Healthcare Providers' Perceptions of Vulnerability to Domestic Sex Trafficking in Ontario: A Qualitative Study.Health services insights · 2025Article
- From not knowing, to knowing more needs to be done: health care providers describe the education they need to care for sex trafficked patients.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Healthcare providers' experience of identifying and caring for women subjected to sex trafficking: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Recommendations to Improve Services and Supports for Domestically Sex Trafficked Persons Derived from the Insights of Health Care Providers.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Human trafficking risk factors, health impacts, and opportunities for intervention in Uganda: a qualitative analysis.Global health research and policy · 2023Article
- Qualitative Assessment of a Human Trafficking Module Intervention in Pharmacy Education.Innovations in pharmacy · 2023Article
- Sex trafficking screening and intervention in the emergency department: A scoping review.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
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- Combatting human trafficking in the United States: how can medical informatics help?Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2021Article
- The Impact of Human Trafficking Training on Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge and Attitudes.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
- Breaking the Chains: Human Trafficking and Health Care Providers.Missouri medicineArticle
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Abstract
U.S.-born citizens are victims of human trafficking typically exploited through sex trafficking. At least some of them interact with healthcare providers during their trafficking experience; yet a majority goes unidentified. Although protocols and training guides exist, healthcare providers often do not have the necessary skills to identify and assist victims of sex trafficking. Understanding where victims seek care and barriers for disclosure are critical components for intervention. Thus, this study interviewed survivors of sex trafficking to ascertain: a) healthcare settings visited during trafficking, b) reasons for seeking care, and c) barriers to disclosing victimization. An exploratory concurrent mixed-methods approach was utilized. Data were collected between 2016-2017 in San Diego, CA and Philadelphia, PA (N = 21). Key findings: 1) Among healthcare settings, emergency departments (76.2%) and community clinics (71.4%) were the most frequently visited; 2) medical care was sought mainly for treatment of STIs (81%); and 3) main barriers inhibiting disclosure of victimization included feeling ashamed (84%) and a lack of inquiry into the trafficking status from healthcare providers (76.9%). Healthcare settings provide an opportunity to identify victims of sex trafficking, but interventions that are trauma-informed and victim-centered are essential. These may include training providers, ensuring privacy, and a compassionate-care approach.
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