Table 2.
Results from survey assessment questions.
| Correct responses, % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme | Assessment question or statement | Assessment response a | Before intervention | After intervention | P value |
| Trafficking definition and scope | In human trafficking, victims are forced to provide labor or sex in many situations, including the following venues/industries (you may select > 1 answer) | Massage parlors | 100.0 | 100.0 | > .99 |
| Eldercare | 55.2 | 72.4 | .01 | ||
| Landscaping | 55.2 | 69.0 | .03 | ||
| Hotels | 96.6 | 96.6 | > .99 | ||
| Restaurants | 86.2 | 86.2 | > .99 | ||
| I’m not sure | 89.7 | 86.2 | .31 | ||
| Victim identification (common red flags for human trafficking—true or false) | Patient is unable to provide a home address | True | 93.1 | 93.1 | > .99 |
| Patient is accompanied by many small children | False | 31.0 | 27.6 | .31 | |
| Patient has unusual tattoos | True | 31.0 | 89.7 | < .001 | |
| Health consequences | Which of the following are common health consequences of trafficking (you may select >1 answer)? | Substance use | 100.0 | 96.6 | .56 |
| Poor dental hygiene | 93.1 | 93.1 | > .99 | ||
| Severe allergies | 93.1 | 62.1 | <.001 | ||
| Marked weight gain | 69.0 | 65.5 | .31 | ||
| Anxiety | 96.6 | 100.0 | .56 | ||
| Bladder infections | 89.7 | 89.7 | > .99 | ||
| Seizures | 86.2 | 62.1 | .002 | ||
| I’m not sure | 75.9 | 96.6 | .006 | ||
| Appropriate treatment (the question is appropriate to ask suspected victims—true or false) | Have you or someone you know been threatened? | True | 75.9 | 86.2 | .07 |
| What are your working, living, and sleeping conditions like? | True | 89.7 | 96.6 | .14 | |
| Why have you chosen this life? | False | 75.9 | 86.2 | .07 | |
| Referral to services | The next step if I suspect a patient is a victim of human trafficking and not in immediate danger is to call or instruct them to call this number: | 1-888-373-7888 | 13.8 | 86.2 | < .001 |
| Legal issues (true or false) | A person who is under the age of 18 must cross state lines to be considered a trafficking victim | False | 48.3 | 65.5 | .01 |
| Security (true or false) | The first step in providing assistance is convincing the trafficking victim to leave their current situation | False | 37.9 | 75.9 | < .001 |
| Prevention | Select the populations or groups who are at especially high risk for human trafficking (you may select >1 answer) | Homeless | 100.0 | 96.6 | .56 |
| Immigrant | 6.9 | 3.4 | .31 | ||
| Minority | 93.1 | 96.6 | .31 | ||
| LGBTQ | 79.3 | 89.7 | .07 | ||
| White male | 96.6 | 100.0 | .56 | ||
| Victim of violence | 96.6 | 96.6 | > .99 | ||
| I’m not sure | 93.1 | 100.0 | .31 | ||
Abbreviation: LGBTQ, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, or queer.
a
Boldface type indicates the correct response.