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Human Trafficking Among Ethiopian Returnees: Its Magnitude and Risk Factors

Human Trafficking Among Ethiopian Returnees: Its Magnitude and Risk Factors
Tipo
Artículo (revista, blog, etc.)
País
Etiopía
Región
África Oriental y el Cuerno de África
Año
2019
Serie de la publicación
BMC Series (2020) 20:992
Authors
A. Worku Yalew, L. Derseh Gezie, Y. Kebede Gete

Human trafficking was affecting a number of individuals in Ethiopia that resulted in various health problems and human right violations. Though the pushing and pulling factors of human trafficking were identified qualitatively, their effect on trafficking status were not measured quantitatively; the magnitude of human trafficking among returnees was not also quantified. Methods: Primary data were collected from 1342 Ethiopian returning migrants from abroad via Metemma-Yohannes, Moyale, and Galafi border towns from May to October 2016 consecutively. The status of each returnee as trafficked or non-trafficked was determined based on the UN 2000 definition of human trafficking. Factor analyses were conducted on the push and pull factors of migration to identify the underlying constructs. Considering the common underlying concept of items that load on the push and pull factors, the newly emerged construct variables were named in consultation with sociologists before used as independent variables. Finally, the effect of these and other variables on trafficking status were measured using generalized estimation equation.