Table 1 Background characteristics of the sample (n = 120)
Characteristic | % (n) |
|---|---|
Pre-trafficking | |
Education status | |
Primary education or less | 11.6 (14) |
Lower secondary education (9 years) | 62.5 (75) |
Upper secondary or higher | 25.7 (31) |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 68.3 (82) |
Unqualified work | 20.8 (25) |
Student/vocational training | 5.8 (7) |
Qualified work | 5.0 (6) |
Living situation | |
Alone | 41.2 (50) |
With parents | 17.5 (21) |
With child(ren) | 20.8 (25) |
With partner | 10.8 (13) |
Other | 9.2 (11) |
Sexual or severe physical child abuse | |
Yes | 54.2 (65) |
No | 45.8 (55) |
Trafficking | |
Country trafficked to | |
Russia | 28.3 (34) |
Turkey | 38.3 (46) |
Other§ | 33.3 (40) |
Type of exploitation | |
Sexual | 80.8 (97) |
Labour | 19.2 (23) |
Duration of trafficking (months) | |
1-3 | 9.2 (11) |
4-6 | 23.3 (28) |
7-12 | 40.0 (48) |
13-24 | 25.0 (30) |
>24 | 2.5 (3) |
Post-trafficking | |
Age | |
18-20 | 17.5 (21) |
21-25 | 49.2 (59) |
26-30 | 11.7 (14) |
31-44 | 21.7 (26) |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 36.7 (44) |
Unqualified work | 30.8 (37) |
Student/vocational training | 20.8 (25) |
Qualified work | 11.7 (14) |
Marital status | |
Single | 68.3 (82) |
Married/cohabiting | 11.7 (14) |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 20.0 (24) |
Has children | |
Yes | 51.7 (62) |
No | 48.3 (58) |
Time since return to Moldova (months) | |
1-3 | 29.2 (35) |
4-6 | 32.5 (39) |
7-9 | 19.2 (23) |
10-12 | 19.2 (23) |