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Violence Increases Psychological Distress Among Women Trafficking Survivors in Ghana.
Edgemon, Timothy G; Clay-Warner, Jody; Kawashima, Tenshi; Anarfi, John K; Okech, David.
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  • Edgemon TG; Department of Sociology, Social Policy, and Criminology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
  • Clay-Warner J; Department of Sociology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
  • Kawashima T; Department of Sociology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
  • Anarfi JK; Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
  • Okech D; School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Violence Against Women ; : 10778012241231780, 2024 Feb 08.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38332619
ABSTRACT
Human trafficking is a crime that is often shaped by violence, particularly for women who are trafficked. Additionally, trafficking survivors often report severe psychological distress, though research on the causes of this psychological distress is lacking, as there is little longitudinal data available on trafficking survivors. Informed by past literature on the links between violence and mental health among other traumatized groups of women, we investigate how experiences of violence influence posttraumatic stress, depression, and suicide ideation among a unique longitudinal sample of 116 labor-trafficked women in Ghana. We find that experiencing sexual violence while being trafficked is associated with higher levels of both depression and posttraumatic stress years after the trafficking period ended. This indicates both the long-term effects of stress and the enduring nature of psychological distress among the women in this study. Our analytic account of how violent experiences while trafficked impact mental health over the period of reintegration contributes to the general literature on violence and mental health among women, as well as to literature on the health implications of human trafficking.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Idioma: En Revista: Violence Against Women Asunto de la revista: SAUDE DA MULHER Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Idioma: En Revista: Violence Against Women Asunto de la revista: SAUDE DA MULHER Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos