Silverman J G, Decker M R, Gupta J, Maheshwari A, Patel V, Willis B M, Raj A
Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Jun;97(3):221-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.12.003. Epub 2007 Feb 22.
To explore mechanisms and contexts related to sex trafficking victimization among South Asian women and girls rescued from brothels in Mumbai, India.
Records of residents at a major non-governmental organization providing rescue, shelter and care of minor girls and of women held against their will in brothels in Mumbai were systematically reviewed (n=160). Descriptive statistics were calculated, and demographic differences in trafficking mechanisms and pre-disposing contexts were explored.
The majority of victims (51.9%) were trafficked as minors and by individuals previously known to them (59.7%). Traffickers most commonly lured victims via promises of economic opportunity (55.0%) or kidnapped individuals via use of drugs or force (26.3%). Victims were most often trafficked from public settings (e.g., markets, train stations; 50.9%) and via public transportation (94.9%). Almost half (49.4%) reported some type of family disruption as directly leading to their being trafficked; violence involving husbands or other family members (38.0%) and marital separation or abandonment (32.9%) were the most common forms of disruption reported. Differences in experiences of trafficking were identified based on age, nationality, education, and marital status; no differences were found based on religion.
The interaction of poverty and gender-based mistreatment of women and girls in families heightens the risk of sex trafficking; further empirical research is needed on this critically understudied issue. Prevention efforts should work to improve economic opportunities and security for impoverished women and girls, educate communities regarding the tactics and identities of traffickers, as well as promote structural interventions to reduce trafficking.
探讨从印度孟买妓院解救出来的南亚妇女和女童遭受性交易侵害的机制和背景。
对一家主要非政府组织的记录进行系统回顾，该组织为孟买妓院中被违背意愿关押的未成年女童和妇女提供救援、庇护和照料（n = 160）。计算描述性统计数据，并探讨人口贩运机制和诱发背景方面的人口差异。
大多数受害者（51.9%）在未成年时被贩运，且是被她们之前认识的人贩运（59.7%）。人口贩子最常通过经济机会的承诺诱骗受害者（55.0%），或通过使用毒品或武力绑架（26.3%）。受害者最常从公共场所（如市场、火车站；50.9%）被贩运，并通过公共交通工具（94.9%）。近一半（49.4%）的人报告说某种家庭破裂是导致她们被贩运的直接原因；涉及丈夫或其他家庭成员的暴力（38.0%）以及婚姻分离或遗弃（32.9%）是报告的最常见破裂形式。根据年龄、国籍、教育程度和婚姻状况确定了贩运经历的差异；未发现基于宗教的差异。
家庭中贫困与对妇女和女童基于性别的虐待之间的相互作用增加了性交易的风险；对于这个研究严重不足的关键问题，需要进一步的实证研究。预防工作应致力于改善贫困妇女和女童的经济机会和安全，向社区宣传人口贩子的策略和身份，以及促进减少贩运的结构性干预措施。
