title: The incidence of burns among sex-trafficking victims in India.
abstract: Sex trafficking remains a flagrant violation of human rights, creating many public health concerns. During the initiation period, these victims experience acts of violence including gang rapes, subjecting them to traumatic injuries that include burns. Furthermore, lack of access to health care, particularly surgical, keeps them from receiving treatment for these functionally debilitating contractures caused by burns. This piece provides an overview of burns among sex-trafficked victims in India and the efforts by Cents of Relief to address the associated surgical burden of disease.
authors.affiliation: Cents of Relief, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: Cents of Relief, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut ; Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harvard Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Indranil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Cents of Relief, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.affiliation: Cents of Relief, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut ; Yale School of Medicine, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Ajul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Cents of Relief, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut ; Yale School of Medicine, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Anup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D064410:Human Trafficking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: India; burns; contractures; prostitution; sex trafficking