Soraya Sayar - Department of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza Shoghli - Zanjan Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Masumeh Ghazanfarpour - Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Shahrzad Khosravifar - Rasool Akram hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Tabarestani - Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.
Masoudeh Babakhanian - Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.

Introduction: This study was carried out to determine the extent of prostitution and its causes among Iranian children at risk of social harm. Methods: The authoritative websites on the topic of childhood prostitution performed in Iran during the period ۱۹۸۵ to ۲۰۱۹ were searched in WHO, UNFPA, UNDP, WOS, ProQuest, Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, and Google Scholar databases for reviewing studies conducted in Iran. Articles from internal dissertations and Google's databases, SID, Magiran, Google Scholar, Iran Medex and IranDoc search engines. Results: The search yielded a total of ۱۲۵۶ records. After removing duplicates, ۴۵ documents were retained for further examination. After screening the titles and abstracts, seven papers were retained for full-text review. Two major reasons for prostitution were financial goals and sexual deviations that Including: running away from home, sexual harassment, forced sex, presence of a child among prostitutes including family members or friends, and other reasons including the history of addiction of parents, the history of detention and imprisonment before prostitution and the responsibility of supplying them (sponsorship) gifts and prices, membership in sex offending gangs, sex trade, and sex sales. Conclusion: Violence, sexual abuse , and sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, mental illness, involvement in child trafficking networks and substance abuse are the consequence of the experiences of these children in prostitution, therefore, it is very important that specialists and authorities should first consider heavy penalties for adults seeking sexual contact with children and key measures should be taken for the use of these children by social services.

Children, Prostitution, Iran