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History

The origin is unknown, but historian Hanne Blank writes that the idea may have evolved from Christian legends of virgin–martyrs, whose purity served as a form of protection in battling demons. Helping the idea that Christian women who were virgins, were capable of being powerful enough to fight off transmitted diseases.

Prevalence

The National Crime Records Bureau of India in 2015 reported that more than 8,000 people were being trafficked across India in the last year of 2014. In 2015, almost 200,000 people, almost all children and women that are missing in India.

In 2019, more than 40 million people in India, mostly children and women, were trapped as slaves. In South Africa, men take advantage of women with disabilities as they believe they are virgins.