SynthesisLGBT health2015
Women Who Have Sex with Women Living in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Sexual Health and Risk Behaviors.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Exploring HIV Risk Among Sexual Minority Women by Identity and Behavior in a Population-Based Sample of Low-Income Heterosexually Active Women.LGBT health · 2025Article
- Mental health and the role of social support in the lives of vulnerabilized sexual minority women.PloS one · 2025Article
- Scoping review of HIV-related intersectional stigma among sexual and gender minorities in sub-Saharan Africa.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Double Disparity of Sexual Minority Status and Rurality in Cardiometabolic Hospitalization Risk: A Secondary Analysis Using Linked Population-Based Data.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mapping the Scientific Literature on Health Needs of Women with Same-Sex Attraction in Mainland China: A Scoping Review.LGBT health · 2023Article
- Sexual Behaviors Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Other Sexual and Gender Diverse Medical Students: A National Study of Thai Medical Schools.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2023Article
- Sexual and gender minority health in Chile: findings from the 2016-2017 Health Survey.Revista de saude publica · 2022Article
- Factors associated with sexually transmitted infection diagnosis in women who have sex with women, women who have sex with men and women who have sex with both.Sexually transmitted infections · 2021Article
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- Southern African Lesbian and Bisexual Women Responses to Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
- HIV and sexually transmitted infection knowledge among women who have sex with women in four Southern African countries.Culture, health & sexuality · 2020Article
- A scoping review of sexual minority women's health in Latin America and the Caribbean.International journal of nursing studies · 2019Article
- Sexual Health Risk Behavior Disparities Among Male and Female Adolescents Using Identity and Behavior Indicators of Sexual Orientation.Archives of sexual behavior · 2019Article
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Abstract
Women who have sex with women (WSW) have long been considered at low risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, limited research has been conducted on WSW, especially those living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). We reviewed available research on sexual health and risk behaviors of WSW in LMICs. We searched CINAHL, Embase, and PubMed for studies of WSW in LMICs published between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 2013. Studies of any design and subject area that had at least two WSW participants were included. Data extraction was performed to report quantifiable WSW-specific results related to sexual health and risk behaviors, and key findings of all other studies on WSW in LMICs. Of 652 identified studies, 56 studies from 22 countries met inclusion criteria. Reported HIV prevalence among WSW ranged from 0% in East Asia and Pacific and 0%-2.9% in Latin America and the Caribbean to 7.7%-9.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa. Other regions did not report WSW HIV prevalence. Overall, many WSW reported risky sexual behaviors, including sex with men, men who have sex with men (MSM), and HIV-infected partners; transactional sex; and substance abuse. WSW are at risk for contracting HIV and STIs. While the number of research studies on WSW in LMICs continues to increase, data to address WSW sexual health needs remain limited.
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