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Child Sex Trafficking-Recognition, Intervention, and Referral: Development of an Educational Framework to Guide Health Care Provider Practice
Methods: A two-round Delphi method was utilized to identify the most important elements of a child sex trafficking health care provider education program. A content validity index score was utilized to determine consensus and order importance of each element.
Results: Eight content areas including 63 sub-content areas were identified by an international panel of 23 subject matter experts representing clinical professions, law enforcement, and community support organizations as important for inclusion in a comprehensive health care provider education program. Three content areas and 19 sub content areas were identified by 10 survivors as import for inclusion in comprehensive health care provider education programs. The Individual Content Validity Index (I-CVI) was utilized to determine consensus.
Conclusion: The findings of this Delphi study provide the first scientifically based framework to guide the development of comprehensive, multidisciplinary education programs for health care providers on the recognition, intervention, and referral of child sex trafficking victims and survivors. The use of the I-CVI allows the program developer to tailor the education program components to the time and scope of the program under development.
Key words: child sex trafficking, Delphi study, education program, health care provider education, human trafficking
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programsImplementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related nursing
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Identify the most important elements of a multidisciplinary, comprehensive health care provider education program on the recognition, intervention, and referral of child sex trafficking survivors and victims.
Keyword(s): Children and Adolescents, Sex Workers
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have conducted original research on child sex trafficking, have presented nationally and internationally on the topic, and have published in peer reviewed journals on the topic. I hold a PhD in Nursing with dissertation on child sex trafficking.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.