Scientific Research Production on Sex Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis (1988-2023)

María del Pilar  Castro Arellano; Carlos Ignacio  Gallo Aguila; Juan Manuel  Oliva Núñez; María del Pilar  Quezada Castro; Eliana Martiza  Barturen Mondragón; Guillermo Alexander  Quezada Castro

doi:10.36941/ajis-2024-0058

Authors

María del Pilar Castro Arellano Universidad Alas Peruanas, Jr. Pedro Ruiz Gallo 251, Pueblo Libre 15084, Peru
Carlos Ignacio Gallo Aguila Universidad César Vallejo, Av. Alfredo Mendiola 6232, Los Olivos 15314, Peru
Juan Manuel Oliva Núñez Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Av. Petit Thouars 116, Lima 15046, Peru
María del Pilar Quezada Castro Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Av. Petit Thouars 116, Lima 15046, Peru
Eliana Martiza Barturen Mondragón Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo 14000, Peru
Guillermo Alexander Quezada Castro Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Av. Petit Thouars 116, Lima 15046, Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0058

Keywords:

Bibliometrics; gender; law; protection; trade

Abstract

Sex tourism is a classification of tourism that focuses on obtaining pleasure in exchange for money. For this research, a total of 212 papers on the topic of sex tourism were selected from the Scopus database, and a bibliometric analysis was conducted. The analysis concluded that this behaviour can be confused with prostitution and child sexual abuse. Therefore, to protect the integrity of citizens and to avoid public health problems arising from an increase in sexually transmitted diseases, it is recommended that the sex tourism industry be regulated and/or prohibited.

Received: 27 April 2023 / Accepted: 15 January 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024