ArticleTrauma, violence & abuse2022
The Prevalence of Sex Trafficking of Children and Adolescents in the United States: A Scoping Review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Recruitment and Entrapment Pathways of Minors into Sex Trafficking in Canada and the United States: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Pooled it
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- Successful Criminal Prosecutions of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Abuse of Minors: A Comparative Analysis.Child maltreatment · 2023Article
- Risk profiles of suicide attempts among girls with histories of commercial sexual exploitation: A latent class analysis.Child abuse & neglect · 2023Article
- Challenges to Reintegration: A Qualitative Intrinsic Case-Study of Convicted Female Sex Traffickers.Feminist criminology · 2023Article
- Adolescent Experiences of Violence Victimizations Among Minors Who Exchange Sex/Experience Minor Sex Trafficking.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2022Article
- The Associations Between Gang Membership and Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Findings From a Nationally Representative Study.Violence and victims · 2022Article
- Using Microbiome-Based Approaches to Deprogram Chronic Disorders and Extend the Healthspan following Adverse Childhood Experiences.Microorganisms · 2022Review
- An evaluation of assumptions underlying respondent-driven sampling and the social contexts of sexual and gender minority youth participating in HIV clinical trials in the United States.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Article
- Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
topicThis scoping review investigated research regarding the magnitude of minor sex trafficking (domestic minor sex trafficking and/or commercial sexual exploitation of children) in the United States, summarizing estimates, methodologies, and strengths and weaknesses of the studies.
methodUsing Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, peer-reviewed articles and the gray literature were accessed via databases searches, reference harvesting, and expert advice. Articles were included if they provided a count or prevalence proportion estimate of trafficked or at-risk minors across or within a region of the United States. Six empirical studies, published from 1999 to 2017, were included in the review.
resultsIncluded studies produced count estimates (
conclusionLittle research has estimated the prevalence of minor sex trafficking in the United States. The existing studies examine different areas and populations and use different categories to estimate the problem. The estimates reviewed here should be cited cautiously. Future research is needed on this important topic, including methodologies to produce more representative estimates of this hard-to-reach population.
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