Harm reduction emerged in the 1980s as a public health response to HIV and injecting drug
use. This paper reviews the literature to structure the harms associated with sex work and …

Female sex trafficking is a pressing concern. In this article, we provide a comprehensive
overview of relevant issues regarding the concept of female sex trafficking and research in …

This paper describes the findings from a 10‐month ethnographic study of the female sex
industry in a large British city. I argue that sex workers construct a continuum of risk which …

Human trafficking is recognized as a major public health problem and a tragic transnational
crime. Little is known about the health outcomes of victims of human trafficking. This study …

Little is known about the mental health status of trafficked women, even though international
conventions require that it be considered. This study, therefore, aims at exploring the mental …

Aims Sex workers may experience stigma both related to their occupation as well as to
mental health issues that they face. There is limited research on the lived experience of sex …

Background The trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is an internationally
recognised form of gender-based violence, and is thought to confer unique sexual and …

The social justice issue of human sex trafficking is a global form of oppression that places
men, women and children at risk for sexual exploitation. Although a body of research exists …

Prostitution has become an extremely topical issue in recent years and attention has
focused both on the situation of female prostitutes and the adequacy of existing forms of …

The trafficking of women and children for work in the globalized sex industry is a global
social problem. Quality data is needed to provide a basis for legislation, policy, and …