THOUGH better access to education and job opportunities had reduced the practice of children being sold into prostitution by parents or relatives, the practice of preying on minors still persists in Thailand.

Except, now the victims come from broken homes or are involved in gambling, drug abuse or engaging in premature sex.

The issue of child prostitution also reveals the complex nature of rural Thai society, and tackling that would require cooperation from community leaders, health-promotion volunteers, schoolteachers and, most importantly, parents who can immunise and steer their children away from vice amid social change.

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