Patterns of polysubstance use disorder among human trafficking survivors: A latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substance use is commonly documented among human trafficking (HT) survivors in emergency department (ED) settings. Multiple substance use disorders (poly-SUD) are associated with poor health and psychosocial outcomes. This study identified latent classes and demographic covariates of HT-related ED visits by the types of SUDs documented in survivors' medical records.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data from the United States 2019-2021 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, including visits of patients aged 12-64 years with an ICD-10-CM code documenting either sex or labor exploitation (N = 4,212). A bias-adjusted three-step latent class analysis was conducted, with SUDs documented via ICD-10-CM codes included as indicators in the model.

Results

The optimal

SUBMITTER: Dell NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12720257 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature