Not only are children forced into prostitution, but they have minimal incentives to run away. Providing support for the family by any means is widely considered a good deed in the country. This teaching is embedded in their religion, Theravada Buddhism, so it is difficult for some children to leave the sex trade because many parts of the country are accepting of it. Even men in these areas often mention that they aren't bothered by their spouse being a former sex slave because it has made them rich. The chances of marriage aren't reduced for these children, rendering disapproval uncommon.Lisa Rende Taylor, "Dangerous Trade‐offs: The Behavioural Ecology of Child Labor and Prostitution in Rural Northern Thailand," Current Anthropology 46, no. 3 (June 2005): 411-431.
