Vaccination, quarantine, and hygiene: Korean sex slaves and No. 606 injections during the Pacific War of World War II.
During the Pacific War (World War II), Japan maintained an elaborate system of sexual slavery by implementing certain practices based on institutionalized policies of hygiene, efficiency, and the use of mostly Korean girls and women. Two hygienic techniques were established--vaccination and quarantine. No. 606 injections were given at mandatory regularly scheduled medical examinations to prevent and treat venereal disease, and to also deter pregnancy, induce abortions, and ultimately sterilize sex slaves.


METHODS
Secondary textual analysis of data collected from 1995-2000, N = 67 interview transcripts, and participant observation in 2003 and 2006. Geographic area: East Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Hwahng
Sel J
SJ
National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York City, New York 10010, USA. sw2211@columbia.edu
D001153:Arsphenamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D044466:Asian People / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000266:history*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011678:Punishment; D011790:Quarantine / Q000266:history*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D012940:Social Problems / Q000266:history*; D013244:Sterilization, Involuntary; D014611:Vaccination / Q000266:history*; D047789:World War II
D001153:Arsphenamine