title: Migration, sexual exploitation, and women's health: a case report from a community health center.
abstract: An estimated 50,000 women and children are annually trafficked into the United States, resulting in complex health and social consequences and significant risk for violence. This article presents a case of a trafficked woman identified in the U.S. health system and describes the vulnerabilities to forced prostitution as a result of trafficking and the challenges in providing an effective and comprehensive response to meet safety and health care needs. Health care providers are in a unique position to identify and support U.S. sex trafficking victims; thus, education and training for health care professionals on trafficking is needed.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Davis Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Michele R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.forename: Jay G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012036:Refugees; D011477:Sex Work / Q000208:ethnology; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D014933:Women's Rights