Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Guidance for Communicating With Patients.

摘要: Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) is the “recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for purpose commercial act” within domestic borders in which US citizen lawful permanent resident <18 years age.1 Over recent years, perceived paradigm youth involved as mainly international criminals and prostitutes has shifted to victims need services; this shift been result increased knowledge research. Potential indicators linked DMST involvement are described existing literature, such runaway behaviors, substance use and/or abuse, dysfunctional home environments, histories child sexual abuse.1,2 Moreover, victimization associated with health consequences, recurrent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unwanted pregnancies, untreated chronic medical conditions.1,2 In an effort enhance prevention identification, researchers have attempted develop screening tools; however, there limitations, small sample sizes, lack generalizability (eg, single geographic area), no current valid reliable tools.3 A separate …