Socio-economic, trafficking exposures and mental health symptoms of human trafficking returnees in Ethiopia: using a generalized structural equation modelling.
Lemma Derseh GezieAlemayehu Worku YalewYigzaw Kebede GeteTelake AzaleTilman BrandHajo ZeebPublished in: International journal of mental health systems (2018)
Ethiopian trafficked persons were highly likely to return with increased levels of mental health symptoms, namely anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Socio-economic and trafficking related exposures mediated by violence were factors affecting mental health symptoms. Thus, in addition to economic re-integrations of victims, strategies should be designed and implemented to address the prevalent mental health problems.