Health disparities between lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults and the general population in South Korea: Rainbow Connection Project I / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health
; : 2017046-2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-786772
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aims to investigate health disparities between lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults and the general population in Korea, where there is low public acceptance of sexual minorities and a lack of research on the health of sexual minorities.METHODS:
The research team conducted a nationwide survey of 2,335 Korean LGB adults in 2016. Using the dataset, we estimated the age-standardized prevalence ratios (SPRs) for poor self-rated health, musculoskeletal pain, depressive symptoms, suicidal behaviors, smoking, and hazardous drinking. We then compared the SPRs of the LGB adults and the general population which participated in three different nationally representative surveys in Korea. SPRs were estimated for each of the four groups (i.e., gay men, bisexual men, lesbians, and bisexual women).RESULTS:
Korean LGB adults exhibited a statistically significantly higher prevalence of depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation and attempts, and musculoskeletal pain than the general population. Lesbian and bisexual women had a higher risk of poor self-rated health and smoking than the general women population, whereas gay and bisexual men showed no differences with the general men population. Higher prevalence of hazardous drinking was observed among lesbians, gay men, and bisexual women compared to the general population, but was not observed in bisexual men.CONCLUSIONS:
The findings suggest that LGB adults have poorer health conditions compared to the general population in Korea. These results suggest that interventions are needed to address the health disparities of Korean LGB adults.
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Contexto em Saúde:
Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
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ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Objetivo 1: Acesso equitativo aos serviços de saúde
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Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Fumaça
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Bissexualidade
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Homossexualidade
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Fumar
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Prevalência
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Homossexualidade Feminina
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Depressão
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Ingestão de Líquidos
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Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde
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Saúde das Minorias
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
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Equidade e iniquidade
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Preferência do paciente
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Epidemiology and Health
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo