Violence predicts physical health consequences of human trafficking: Findings from a longitudinal study of labor trafficking in Ghana.

摘要: Abstract Research consistently finds high rates of both poor physical health and violent victimization among survivors human trafficking. While this literature documents the immediate effects trafficking on health, no published has compared short- longer-term consequences or examined role violence in shaping outcomes across period reintegration. Here, we utilize longitudinal data to document prevalence various forms experienced by women girls trafficked for labor Ghana, as well examine self-reported conditions at two time points following exit from Consistent with stress process model, find a higher complaints during second wave collection, suggesting delayed somatization effect. We also that while psychological strong effect number immediately after trafficking, sexual being is most predictive later reintegration period. These findings have implications understanding violence, more generally, health. Our research suggests importance monitoring beyond post-trafficking providing on-going access healthcare.