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. 2019 Mar 14;14(3):e0213766. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213766

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Fig 1 — Participants were asked via survey to assess their confidence in a set of statements and to assess their agreement to a second set of statements. Statements numbered “1-**” were hesitant/confident formatted and questions numbered “2-**” were disagree/agree formatted. Non-respondents are not included in percentage calculations, which comprise no more than 6.7% of respondents. A) Respondents demonstrated confidence in defining human trafficking, but less confidence in their understandings of the extent of trafficking. Most agreed that human trafficking was a problem in their geographic area. B) While just over half of respondents claimed to understand the physical and psychological health consequences that present in trafficking victims, the majority of respondents were not confident in their knowledge of how to provide care to trafficked persons. A strong majority of respondents did not feel that they had been trained adequately and want to learn more about human trafficking. C) Respondents were not confident in their ability to provide non-medical assistance to trafficked persons and a strong majority agree that referrals to non-medical services is their responsibility.* D) The majority of respondents were not confident in their understanding of how to report trafficking and ensure safety of trafficked patients and themselves. E) A majority of respondents were not confident in the issues of medical record documentation and the confidentiality issues for trafficked persons. However, a strong majority did see continuity of care to be an acute problem for trafficked persons. In addition, a majority of respondents indicated that using ICD codes for trafficked persons and biometrics, including DNA, could be used to trace patients that are trafficked. F) Almost all of these responses are hypothetical, as the majority of respondents have not knowingly encountered a patient that was a trafficked person. ^*Q2-1 was phrased as a double-negative, which may have affected the responses.