児童売春:世界的な健康負担,研究ニーズ,介入策
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 97201, USA. bwillis40@hotmail.com
Lancet (London, England)
|April 30, 2002
まとめ
児童売春は,世界中の何百万人もの人々に影響を及ぼし,深刻な健康問題と人権侵害を引き起こしています. 予防と支援のために,医療と公衆衛生の注目を増やすことが不可欠です.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- グローバル・ヘルス グローバル・ヘルス
- 児童福祉 児童福祉について
背景:
- 児童売春は,医療や公衆衛生が十分に焦点を当てていない世界的な問題です.
- 推定100万人の子どもたちが毎年売春に強制され,全世界で最大1000万人が被害を受けています.
- 売春婦の子どもたちは,感染症,意図せぬ妊娠,精神疾患,薬物乱用,暴力などの高いリスクに直面しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 売春を営む児童の罹病率と死亡率を推定する.
- 児童売春の健康への影響に対処するための研究戦略と介入を提案する.
- この問題に対する医療と公衆衛生の注目を急ぐ必要性を強調する.
主な方法:
- 罹病率と死亡率の推定.
- 児童売春に関連する健康問題に関する文献レビュー.
- 既存のデータを分析し,研究のギャップを特定する.
主要な成果:
- 児童売春は,感染症,精神疾患,薬物乱用を含む著しい死亡率と高い罹病率につながります.
- この問題は,子どもの権利と尊厳の深刻な侵害を意味する.
- 健康への影響に関する包括的なデータが極めて不足しています.
結論:
- 医療従事者は,サービス組織と協力して,売春を営む子どもたちを支援しなければならない.
- 児童売春を防止し,健康への影響を軽減するために,介入が必要である.
- 政府やNGOによる政策,法律,プログラムの実施は不可欠です.
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