Sexual and gender minority health in Chile: findings from the 2016-2017 Health Survey

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dc.contributor.authorLagunas, Lilian Ferrer
dc.contributor.authorCaceres, Billy
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Margarita Bernales
dc.contributor.authorPassi-Solar, Alvaro
dc.contributor.authorDelgado, Jaime Barrientos
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Salvo, Francisca
dc.contributor.authorShah, Ruby
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Tonda L.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:00:58Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: 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.
dc.description.abstractMETHODS: 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.
dc.description.abstractRESULTS: 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.
dc.description.abstractCONCLUSION: 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.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056004086
dc.identifier.eissn1518-8787
dc.identifier.issn0034-8910
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056004086
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92788
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000911388700001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaRevista de saude publica
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectSexual and Gender Minorities
dc.subjectGender and Health
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectHealth Surveys
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.ods05 Gender Equality
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.subject.odspa05 Igualdad de género
dc.titleSexual and gender minority health in Chile: findings from the 2016-2017 Health Survey
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen56
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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