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>本研究旨在收集亚洲国家人口贩运相关的实证证据。本研究采用系统综述方法，检索了包括Sage期刊在线（Sage Journals Online）、Wiley在线（Wiley Online）、Hein在线（Hein Online）、Taylor & Francis在线（Taylor & Francis Online）、Web of Science以及Scopus在内的多个在线学术数据库，以整合该议题的相关研究信息。经检索与筛选共计1278项研究后，最终有64项研究符合纳入标准。本研究的结果被划分为三大类别：亚洲地区人口贩运的流行情况、亚洲地区人口贩运的成因（贫困与失业、环境与人为灾害、政策薄弱与腐败），以及人口贩运所带来的社会、健康、生理、心理等多方面影响。