Finally, victims of human trafficking are at a colossal disadvantage with their health. Due to excessive and harsh work that the victims are assigned, they receive bitter physical impacts. Victims are at a much higher chance for serious health risks in their lifetime. In an article by Human Trafficking Search, it is shared that, “Anxiety, insecurity, fear, and trauma are all products of trafficking. Several studies indicate high levels of PTSD in former trafficked persons. Trafficking can also lead to cognitive impairment, memory loss, depression, and even suicide” (“Impact”). Men, women, and children all in the human trafficking business are under the rule of force, they are raped, they work excessively long hours in terrible conditions, and do not get cut any slack. Their bodies become …show more content…
In sex trafficking, customers aren’t there to buy protected, safe sex, they are there for enjoyment, and self pleasure. They do not take age or well being into consideration. It is hard to estimate the amount of sexual contact that victims come across in their lifetime, but if they come across 3 customers a day, 7 days a week for a year, that equivalates to being raped 7,665 times a year. Amanda Kloer writes in her article, “Without the ability to enforce safer sex practices or screen potential partners for STDs, this much sexual contact clearly puts the victim at a heightened risk for contracting HIV” (Kloer). A big part of this risk factor, is the age of the female victims. The average age of entry into sex trafficking is 12 to 14 years of age, but every child under 18 years old sold into prostitution is considered by law a victim. These young teens in the sex trafficking business are at a higher risk of getting HIV because their bodies are still developing, making them more susceptible to the tearing of genitals which is a common start to contracting HIV