Taking a bite out of the sex trafficking epidemic: Disordered eating symptomology among sex trafficking survivors.

Key Points

• Investigate the differences in disordered eating symptoms between sex trafficking survivors and nontrafficked women.
• Comparative analysis of disordered eating symptoms between two groups: sex trafficking survivors and nontrafficked women.
• Identification of demographics that increase risk for specific subgroups of sex trafficking survivors.
• Recommendations for aftercare services based on findings.
• Sex trafficking survivors exhibit distinct disordered eating symptoms compared to nontrafficked women.
• Certain demographic factors significantly heighten the risk of disordered eating among survivors.
• Findings provide direction for improving aftercare services for sex trafficking survivors.