Overview of Legal Implication and Health Consequences of Human Trafficking in Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorSaka, M. J
dc.contributor.authorSaka, A.O
dc.contributor.authorOloriegbe, I.Y
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-28T09:23:10Z
dc.date.available2021-05-28T09:23:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractHuman trafficking is an enrolment, transport, conveyance, transmission, hiding or acceptance of any person with ultimate purpose of manipulation, abuse including prostitution or other forms of sexual abuse, forced labour or services. The study aims to review legal implications and health consequences of human trafficking. Using information obtained from the shelter zones of the victims and literature search. A total of 2963 trafficked persons were identified, majority of whom are girls less than 18 years of age, factors responsible for the increase in trafficking is not limited to poverty, but include greedy, ignorance, poor group pressure, illiteracy, lack of education, unemployment, and weak legal and policy systems and non-domestication of ratified treat and law. There are similarities in the types of illnesses being treated in the various zones. These illnesses include communicable and non-communicable diseases, trauma sexually transmitted infections (STIs), pelvic inflammatory disease, skin infections, hepatitis, tuberculosis, unwanted pregnancy. It is recommended that shelter zones should have functional hospital for the victims and Nigeria legal systems should be review to provide strong sanctions against the offenders so as not to make criminals escape from grievous offences frequentlyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelfen_US
dc.identifier.citation36 (2); 1-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/5605
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIlorin Journal of Education.en_US
dc.subjectHuman Traffickingen_US
dc.subjectHealth Consequencesen_US
dc.titleOverview of Legal Implication and Health Consequences of Human Trafficking in Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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