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Cathy Zimmerman, PhD, Mazeda Hossain, MSc, Katherine Yun, MD, Vasil Gajdadziev, MD, Natalia Guzun, MSc, Maria Tchomarova, MA, Rosa Angela Ciarrocchi, MA, Anna Johansson, BA, Anna Kefurtova, BA, Stefania Scodanibbio, MSc, Maria Nenette Motus, MD, Brenda Roche, PhD, Linda Morison, MA and Charlotte Watts, PhD

Cathy Zimmerman, Mazeda Hossain, Brenda Roche, Linda Morison, and Charlotte Watts are with the Gender Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England. Katherine Yun is with the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. Vasil Gajdadziev, Natalia Guzun, and Maria Nenette Motus are with the International Organization for Migration, Kiev, Ukraine, and Chisinau, Moldova. Maria Tchomarova is with the Animus Association Foundation and La Strada–Buglaria, Sophia. Rosa Angela Ciarrocchi and Stefania Scodanibbio are with Associazione On the Road, Martinsicuro, Italy. Anna Johansson is with Eaves Housing, London. Anna Kefurtova is with La Strada–Czech Republic, Prague.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Cathy Zimmerman, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health and Policy, Keppel St, London WC1E 7HT, UK (e-mail: cathy.zimmerman{at}lshtm.ac.uk).

Trained counselors interviewed 192 women who had been trafficked and sexually exploited about abuse and evaluated their physical and mental health status within 14 days of entry into posttrafficking services. Most reported physical or sexual violence while trafficked (95%), pre-trafficking abuse (59%), and multiple posttrafficking physical and psychological problems.

Newly identified trafficked women require immediate attention to address posttrauma symptoms and adequate recovery time before making decisions about participating in prosecutorial or immigration proceedings or returning home.