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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hum Traffick. 2019 Jun 2;6(1):1–29. doi: 10.1080/23322705.2018.1501257

Table 4.

Barriers to accessing medical care during trafficking (N = 21).

Barriers n (%)
General No insurance 9 (42.9)
No access to specific services 3 (14.3)
Lack of knowledge where to go 3 (14.3)
Previously had negative experience with providers 3 (14.3)
Lack of transportation 2 (9.5)
Trafficker-related Forced to work long hours 16 (76.2)
Forced not to seek care 13 (61.9)
Moved constantly from city to city 12(57.1)
Fear of disclosure 6 (28.6)
Locked up/Not allowed going outside 2 (9.5)
Trafficker’s lack of belief she was sick 1 (4.8)
Fear of abuse 1 (4.8)