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Human trafficking and health: A survey of male and female survivors in England

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  • Oram, S.
  • Abas, M.
  • Bick, D.
  • Boyle, A.
  • French, R.
  • Jakobowitz, S.
  • Khondoker, M.
  • Stanley, N.
  • Trevillion, K.
  • Howard, L.
  • Zimmerman, C.

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Objectives. To investigate physical and mental health and experiences of violence among male and female trafficking survivors in a high-income country. Methods. Our data were derived from a cross-sectional survey of 150 men and women in England who were in contact with posttrafficking support services. Interviews took place over 18 months, from June 2013 to December 2014. Results. Participants had been trafficked for sexual exploitation (29%), domestic servitude (29.3%), and labor exploitation (40.4%). Sixty-six percent of women reported forced sex during trafficking, including 95% of those trafficked for sexual exploitation and 54%of those trafficked for domestic servitude.Twenty-one percent of menand24% of women reported ongoing injuries, and 8% of men and 23% of women reported diagnosed sexually transmitted infections. Finally, 78% of women and 40% of men reported high levels of depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Conclusions. Psychological interventions to support the recovery of this highly vulnerable population are urgently needed.

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  • Oram, S. & Abas, M. & Bick, D. & Boyle, A. & French, R. & Jakobowitz, S. & Khondoker, M. & Stanley, N. & Trevillion, K. & Howard, L. & Zimmerman, C., 2016. "Human trafficking and health: A survey of male and female survivors in England," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(6), pages 1073-1078.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2016.303095_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303095
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    1. Nicola Wright & Melanie Jordan & Runa Lazzarino, 2021. "Interventions to support the mental health of survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking: A systematic review," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 67(8), pages 1026-1034, December.
    2. Nicola S Pocock & Ligia Kiss & Sian Oram & Cathy Zimmerman, 2016. "Labour Trafficking among Men and Boys in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Exploitation, Violence, Occupational Health Risks and Injuries," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(12), pages 1-21, December.
    3. Clay-Warner, Jody & Edgemon, Timothy G. & Okech, David & Anarfi, John K., 2021. "Violence predicts physical health consequences of human trafficking: Findings from a longitudinal study of labor trafficking in Ghana," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 279(C).

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