Table 5.

Perceived barriers to disclosure of victimization status (N = 21).

Perceived barriers		n (%)
Internal	Felt too ashamed and embarrassed	11 (52.4)
	Did not want to talk about it	4 (19.0)
Trafficker-related	Too afraid about what the trafficker would do to me or family	7 (33.3)
	Wanted to talk about it, but trafficker was there at all time	4 (19.0)
	Trafficker was outside waiting for me	1 (4.8)
Provider-related	No one asked me questions about my situation	10 (47.6)
	There was little privacy in the setting to share my information	5 (23.8)
	There was no time, the appointment was too rushed	4 (19.0)
	Wanted to talk about it, but did not trust healthcare provider	3 (14.3)
	I didn’t know how the healthcare provider was going to respond	1 (4.8)