title: Vulnerability of Nigerian secondary school to human sex trafficking in Nigeria.
abstract: Sex trafficking contributes to the cycle of violence against women, and inflicts global social and health consequences, particularly in this era of HIV/AIDS pandemic. This paper is based on a cross-sectional survey conducted in two urban and two rural schools located in Delta and Edo states of Nigeria. The aim is to assess in-school students' knowledge and awareness of, and attitude toward sex trafficking as a way to understanding their personal vulnerability to trafficking. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered in 2004-2005 to a classroom random sample of 689 adolescents in the age range of 16-20 years. The results show that in-school adolescents are vulnerable to sex trafficking due to poverty (77.2%); unemployment (68.4%); illiteracy (56.1%); and low social status (44.5%). Students in co-ed schools showed higher knowledge and awareness of the serious health consequences of trafficking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9N 3(4. omorodif@uwindsor.ca
authors.forename: Francisca Isi
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Omorodion
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D045809:Human Rights Abuses / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D011477:Sex Work / Q000208:ethnology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D055815:Young Adult