Abstract

Background The tourism industry is not only one of the most rapidly growing industries in the globe but one of the largest employer generating billions of dollars annually However in spite of that the industry according to nascent studies has some profound negative socio-economic political cultural and environmental impacts on communities For instance tourists engaging children in sex for which they are not ready for both physically mentally and psychologically has negatively impacted them physically psychologically mentally emotionally economically and socially Some have even died Although the precise number of child sex tourism casualties and their circumstances is not scientifically well researched and documented what is indisputable is they are in millions This lack of scholarly documentation has posed a great challenge to all concern authorities Thus this research was meant to address this gap Purpose The fundamental rationale for the systematic literature review is to examine the present scale and degree of the negative impacts of child sex tourism share knowledge to spark and inspire processes that will usher rapid growth from all directions in the fight against the menace