| Revista: | Revista de saude publica |
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| Número de sistema: | 000535727 |
| ISSN: | 0034-8910 |
| Autors: | Lagunas, Lilian Ferrer1 Caceres, Billy2 Silva, Margarita Bernales1 Passi Solar, Alvaro3 Delgado, Jaime Barrientos4 López Salvo, Francisca1 Shah, Ruby2 Hughes, Tonda L.2 |
| Institucions: | 1Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, Santiago, Santiago de Chile. Chile 2Columbia University School of Nursing, Sexual and Gender Minority Research Center, New York. Estados Unidos 3University College London, Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, London. Reino Unido 4Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Facultad de Psicología, Santiago, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Any: | 2022 |
| Volum: | 56 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Resumen en inglés | OBJECTIVE To expose visibility of the health concerns of sexual and gender minority groups in Chile, as well as to provide a platform to advocate for policies that support the health and well-being of sexual and gender minority people in the country. METHODS The health conditions and risk factors of participants identified as sexual and gender minority were compared to those identified as cisgender heterosexual using data from the 2016-2017 National Health Survey. RESULTS Despite reporting higher self-rated health than heterosexual men, gay men had a higher risk of lifetime diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections. Compared to heterosexual women, the prevalence of depression was higher among bisexual women, who were also less likely to have been tested for HIV. Moreover, transgender participants were more likely to report depression and worse self-rated health than cisgender heterosexual participants. CONCLUSION Small sample sizes of sexual and gender minority subgroups might have obscured some differences that would have been observable in larger samples. Despite this, we found statistically significant sexual and/or gender identity differences in several health areas, especially mental, sexual, and overall health. |
| Keyword: | Sexual and Gender Minorities, Gender and Health, Risk Factors, Health Surveys |
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