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Men Who Buy Sexual Services – Findings FROM A Swedish Population BasedStudy about ProstitutionGisela Priebe, Department for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, IKVL, Lund University(Gisela.Priebe@med.lu.se)In 1999, Sweden became the first country in the world to introduce legislation that prohibited thepurchase, but not the sale, of sexual services. An evaluation of the effects of this legislation wasconducted in 2010 on behalf of the Swedish government and concluded that the criminalizationof the purchase of sexual services has helped to combat prostitution (SOU 2010:49). Thispresentation is based on data from a population-based study conducted in 2011 with 5,071participants (49.2 % males) aged 18 – 65 years about experiences of and attitudes towardsbuying and selling sexual services. Among male participants, 253 (10.2 %) reported that theyhad bought sexual services at least once in their life. The prevalence rate is compared with ratesfrom previous Swedish studies and possible trends over time are discussed. Frequency andcircumstances of the purchase of sexual services are presented. Buyers and non-buyers of sexualservices are compared with regard to socio-demographic variables, psychic symptoms (SCL-25),self-esteem (Rosenberg), sexual behaviour in general and problematic sexual behaviour (SexualAddiction Screening Test).Challenges in Assisting Victims of Human Trafficking WorldwideJane Nady Sigmon, US Department of State, Washington D.C., USA (sigmonjn@state.gov)Trafficking in persons, the umbrella term for activities involved when someone obtains or holdsanother person in compelled service, is increasingly recognized as a global crime requiring aconcerted response by governments and civil society. Although much progress has been made inthe last decade, as nearly all countries have enacted new laws to address this crime, the victimprotection and enforcement envisioned by advocates and international instruments are not areality. The International Labor Organization estimates that 21 million people are victims offorced labor. Of these, 22 percent are victims of forced sexual exploitation and 78 percent arevictims of forced labor. Recent research has described the extreme forms of physical and sexualabuse suffered by many victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labor and newinformation about the health and mental health impacts on victims is emerging. However, fewmodels for victim assistance have been evaluated and many programs struggle to develop andprovide services to meet the needs of diverse populations of trafficking victims. Thispresentation will discuss the current literature related to the impact of trafficking on victims,identify challenges in assisting victims, and describe promising approaches in victim assistanceworldwide.320