A new program at a 23-hospital system in the New York metro area is training and providing tools for doctors,… [Read More]
Sex Trafficking
The Bangladesh Brothels where Men Pay Child Brides for Sex – While Police Look the Other Way (The Telegraph)
(Warning: The following content may be disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.) Linking child brides and sex-trafficking: According to… [Read More]
Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and HIV Incidence among Female Sex Workers in Cotonou, Benin: A Longitudinal Study (Diabaté, 2018)
Diabaté, Souleymane, Annie Chamberland, Nassirou Geraldo et al., “Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and HIV Incidence among Female Sex Workers in Cotonou, Benin:… [Read More]
Child Domestic Work and Transitions to Commercial Sexual Exploitation: Evidence from Ethiopia (Erulkar, 2018)
Erulkar, Annabel, “Child Domestic Work and Transitions to Commercial Sexual Exploitation: Evidence from Ethiopia,” The Population Council (January 2018) URL:… [Read More]
Trafficking in Persons: A Primer for the Health Care Provider (Christian Medical and Dental Association)
Christian Medical and Dental Association, “Trafficking in Persons: A Primer for the Health Care Provider.” URL: www.cmda.org/resources/page/human-trafficking-continuing-education-modules (accessed December 5, 2017)…. [Read More]
Caring for Trafficked Persons: Guidance for Health Providers (International Organization for Migration, 2009)
International Organization for Migration, London School for Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking, Caring for… [Read More]
Trafficking of Vietnamese Women and Girls for Marriage in China (Stöckl, 2017)
Stöckl, Heidi, Ligia Kiss, Jobst Koehler et al., “Trafficking of Vietnamese Women and Girls for Marriage in China,” Global Health Research and Policy (October… [Read More]
To Escape Sexual Violence at Home, Female Migrants Must Risk Sexual Violence on the Way to Europe (Washington Post)
The Mediterranean waters between Libya and Italy are the current front line for Europe’s migrant crisis and is, according to… [Read More]
Human Trafficking, Mental Illness, and Addiction: Avoiding Diagnostic Overshadowing (Stoklosa, 2017)
This article reviews an emergency department-based clinical vignette of a trafficked patient with co-occurring pregnancy-related, mental health, and substance use… [Read More]
Barriers to Health Service Access Among Female Migrant Ugandan Sex Workers in Guangzhou, China (Davis, 2016)
Davis, Alissa, Beth E. Meyerson, Blessing Aghaulor et al., “Barriers to Health Service Access Among Female Migrant Ugandan Sex Workers… [Read More]