PURPOSE Human trafficking is a public health social work issue. This review aimed to present the current state (nature and extent) of sex trafficking research, categorize best practices, and identify recommendations for professionals. METHODS Comprehensive literature searches of online databases were conducted to identify eligible articles from January 2000 to March 2019. RESULTS The search yielded 467 studies, 87 met the predetermined criteria for inclusion. Seven themes identified: awareness, identification, at-risk populations, health issues, implementation of trafficking legislation, service and program implementation, and exploiters. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Findings indicate the need for additional research to determine the most effective practices to increase awareness and identification, widespread TVPA implementation, reduce risk factors and resulting health disparities, offer services to survivors and prevention of potential victims. CONCLUSION There should be significant efforts to enhance all sex trafficking research in the United States to implement effective, sustainable and evidence-based interdisciplinary interventions.

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美国的性交易：范围审查

目的 人口贩运是一个公共卫生社会工作问题。本综述旨在介绍性交易研究的现状（性质和范围），对最佳实践进行分类，并为专业人士提供建议。方法 对 2000 年 1 月至 2019 年 3 月的在线数据库进行综合文献检索，以确定符合条件的文章。结果 检索到 467 项研究，87 项符合预定的纳入标准。确定了七个主题：意识、识别、高危人群、健康问题、贩运立法的实施、服务和计划的实施以及剥削者。对实践的讨论和启示 调查结果表明，需要进行额外的研究以确定最有效的实践，以提高认识和识别、TVPA 的广泛实施、减少风险因素和由此产生的健康差异，为幸存者提供服务并预防潜在的受害者。结论 应该大力加强美国的所有性交易研究，以实施有效、可持续和以证据为基础的跨学科干预措施。