ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2013
Health disparities among sexual minority women veterans.
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- Potentially traumatic events and health among lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual Vietnam veterans: Results from the Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational study.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2022Observational
- Sexual orientation-related disparities in health conditions that elevate COVID-19 severity.Annals of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Military service experiences and reasons for service separation among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in a large military cohort.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Interpersonal trauma histories and relationship functioning among LGB Veteran couples seeking PTSD treatment.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2022Article
- Cultural Unintelligibility and Marital Pressure: A Grounded Theory of Minority Stigma Against Women with Same-Sex Attraction in Mainland China.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Improving affirming care for sexual and gender minority veterans.Psychological services · 2021Article
- Variation in Sexual Orientation Documentation in a National Electronic Health Record System.LGBT health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLesbian and bisexual (i.e., sexual minority) identity is more common among women veterans than among male veterans. Unique health issues have been identified among women veterans and among sexual minority women, but little is known about women who are both sexual minorities and veterans. This study aimed to compare demographic and health information from sexual minority women veterans with sexual minority women non-veterans and heterosexual women veterans.
methodsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data were pooled from ten U.S. states that elected to ask sexual identity during 2010. The analytic sample was comprised of women who identified both their sexual identity and veteran status (n=1,908). Mental health indicators were frequent mental distress, sleep problems, low social/emotional support, and low satisfaction with life. Health risk indicators included current smoking, overweight, and obesity. Physical health status was defined by three components: disability requiring assistive equipment, >14 days of poor physical health in the past 30 days, and activity limitations.
resultsCompared with heterosexual women veterans, sexual minority women veterans had higher odds of mental distress (odds ratio [OR]=3.03, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.61-5.70) and smoking (OR=2.31, 95%CI: 1.19-4.48). After adjusting for demographic correlates, sexual minority women veterans had three times the odds of poor physical health (OR=3.01, 95%CI: 1.51-5.99) than their sexual minority non-veteran peers.
conclusionsResults suggest sexual minority women veterans may experience unique health disparities relevant to provision of care in both Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA healthcare systems. Future research requires availability of data that include sexual minority status.
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