Prevalence, causes and impacts of human trafficking in Asian countries: A systematic review

The purpose of this study is to collect evidence on human trafficking in Asian countries. A systematic review methodology was used to search online databases including Sage Journals Online, Wiley Online, Hein Online, Taylor &amp; Francis Online, Web of Science, and Scopus literature to amalgamate information on this issue. For the purposes of this article, 64 studies met the inclusion criteria after searching and screening a total number of 1278 studies. The findings of this study were classified under three categories: prevalence of human trafficking in Asia, causes of human trafficking in Asia (poverty and unemployment, environmental and manmade disaster, weak policies and corruption), and impacts of human trafficking including social, health, physical, psychological impacts. <br>