ArticleLGBT health2016
Bisexual Invisibility and the Sexual Health Needs of Adolescent Girls.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Encountering sexual and gender minority youth in healthcare: an integrative review.Primary health care research & development · 2019Pooled it
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- Health Literacy Among Sexual and Gender-Diverse Adolescents in New York City.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2025Article
- Being Out: Impact of Disclosure on Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Receipt in a Sample of Sexual Minority Women and Gender Diverse Youth.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- Sources and Types of Sexual Information Used by Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Sexual behavior stigma and HIV/STI biospecimen self-collection among cisgender gay, bisexual, and other sexually minoritized men in the United States.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- The timing of sexual identity development milestones: Disentangling age from cohort influences.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Factors that impact assigned female sexual minority individuals health care experiences: A qualitative descriptive study.American journal of sexuality education · 2024Article
- Disparities in Sexually Transmitted Infection/HIV Testing, Contraception, and Emergency Contraception Care Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Women Who Are Racial/Ethnic Minorities.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- Primary Healthcare Nurse's Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Services of LGBTQI Individuals: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Using online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settings.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- The interaction of sexual orientation and provider-patient communication on sexual and reproductive health in a sample of U.S. women of diverse sexual orientations.Patient education and counseling · 2022Article
- Sexual Health Information Sources, Needs, and Preferences of Young Adult Sexual Minority Cisgender Women and Non-Binary Individuals Assigned Female at Birth.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2021Article
- Disparities in Experience with Culturally Competent Care and Satisfaction with Care by Sexual Orientation.LGBT health · 2021Article
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Web Sites: An Analysis of Content for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2020Article
- Epidemiological investigation on the cervical health of lesbians in Beijing, China.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Observational
- Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Brief Online Sexual Health Program for Adolescents.Journal of sex research · 2020Article
- Sex Education in School, are Gender and Sexual Minority Youth Included?: A Decade in Review.American journal of sexuality education · 2020Article
- Group-based trajectories of parent-child communication and parental knowledge between sexual minority and heterosexual girls and their associations with substance use.Journal of adolescence · 2018Article
- Patient-Provider Communication Barriers and Facilitators to HIV and STI Preventive Services for Adolescent MSM.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to analyze bisexual female youth perspectives on their experiences accessing sexual health information and services provided by a doctor, nurse, or counselor. Specifically, we sought to: (1) understand how youth perceptions of providers' attitudes and behaviors affect their seeking and obtaining sexual health information and services; (2) examine how social stigmas within the family context might be associated with barriers to sexual health information and services; and (3) assess school-based sources of sexual health information.
methodWe utilized a mixed-method study design. Data from bisexual female youth were collected through an online questionnaire and asynchronous online focus groups addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health and HIV prevention. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and thematic analysis.
resultsBarriers to sexual healthcare included judgmental attitudes and assumptions of patient heterosexuality among healthcare providers, and missed opportunities for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing. Bisexual stigma within families was associated with restricted youth openness with providers, suggesting fear of disclosure to parent or guardian. School-based sexual health education was limited by a restrictive focus on abstinence and condoms and the exclusion of STI risk information relevant to sex between women.
conclusionWe recommend that practitioners integrate nonjudgmental questions regarding bisexuality into standard contraceptive and sexual health practices involving female youth, including discussion of HIV and STI risk reduction methods. Further support for bisexual health among adolescent girls can come through addressing stigmas of female bisexuality, increasing sensitivity to privacy while engaging parents, and expanding the reach of school-based sexual health education.
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