Domestic sex trafficking of minors: medical student and physician awareness

摘要: Abstract Study Objective Our aim was to assess: (1) medical trainee and practicing physician awareness about domestic sex trafficking of minors; (2) whether respondents believe that is important their practice. Design Setting We designed an anonymous electronic survey, a convenience sample collected from June through October 2013. Participants Voluntary participants were 1648 students, residents, physicians throughout the United States. Interventions Main Outcome Measures Data analyzed for correlations between study cohort characteristics and: agreement with statement: "knowing in my state profession"; knowledge national statistics regarding (3) appropriate responses encountering trafficked victim. Results More than residents or students: agreed strongly human practice (80.6%, 71.1%, 69.2%, respectively; P  = .0008); correctly estimated number US youth according Department State data (16.1%, 11.7%, 7.9%,  = .0011); more likely report response victim (40.4%, 20.4%, 8.9%,  = .0001). Conclusion Although most trainees place importance on knowing trafficking, they lack scope problem, would not know where turn if encountered There exists need standardized education physicians, students.