Prevalence and characteristics of sex trafficking among youth experiencing homelessness: A cross-sectional study

Higinio Fernández-Sánchez, Jennifer Jones, Utsav Arandhara, Nikhil Padhye, Adeline Nyamathi, Marguerita Lightfoot, Yasmeen Quadri, Mary Paul, Michael S. Businelle, Diane Santa Maria

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0357091
Published: 2026-08-26
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0357091,
  title = {Prevalence and characteristics of sex trafficking among youth experiencing homelessness: A cross-sectional study},
  author = {Higinio Fernández-Sánchez and Jennifer Jones and Utsav Arandhara and Nikhil Padhye and Adeline Nyamathi and Marguerita Lightfoot and Yasmeen Quadri and Mary Paul and Michael S. Businelle and Diane Santa Maria},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0357091},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0357091}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Prevalence and characteristics of sex trafficking among youth experiencing homelessness: A cross-sectional study
AU  - Higinio Fernández-Sánchez
AU  - Jennifer Jones
AU  - Utsav Arandhara
AU  - Nikhil Padhye
AU  - Adeline Nyamathi
AU  - Marguerita Lightfoot
AU  - Yasmeen Quadri
AU  - Mary Paul
AU  - Michael S. Businelle
AU  - Diane Santa Maria
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0357091
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Fernández-Sánchez, H., Jones, J., Arandhara, U., Padhye, N., Nyamathi, A., Lightfoot, M., Quadri, Y., Paul, M., Businelle, M. S., & Maria, D. S. (2026). Prevalence and characteristics of sex trafficking among youth experiencing homelessness: A cross-sectional study. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0357091

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