SynthesisJournal of the International AIDS Society2017
The effects of educational curricula and training on LGBT-specific health issues for healthcare students and professionals: a mixed-method systematic review.
Synthesis in Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07770607 (Assessing the Level of Awareness Regarding the Unique Medical Needs of the LGBTQ+ Community Among Emergency Department Physicians, as Well as Their Attitudes Toward Taking Medical Histories, Examining, and Treating Patients From This Community.), which is not on this map. Cited by 99 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Assessing the Level of Awareness Regarding the Unique Medical Needs of the LGBTQ+ Community Among Emergency Department Physicians, as Well as Their Attitudes Toward Taking Medical Histories, Examining, and Treating Patients From This Community.
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99 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 270 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Addressing Sexual and Gender Diversity Through Inclusive Pedagogical Practices in Global Preregistration Nursing and Midwifery Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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- Breaking barriers: transforming healthcare education for transgender patient equity in a South African undergraduate paramedic program.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Evaluating Curricular Impact on LGBTQ+ Health Competency: A Longitudinal Survey of Medical Students.Cureus · 2026Article
- An Exploration of the Views and Perspectives of Australian Trans and Gender Diverse Individuals About Transvaginal Ultrasound.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2026Article
- Review of UK and Ireland Surveys of Health Professional Educators on Teaching of Sexual- and Gender-Minority Health.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Capacity needs of Pakistani psychiatrists to deliver community-sensitive mental health services to sexual minority men.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Sexual prejudice and associated factors among clinical nurses in Türkiye: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Between dissonance and desire-queer(ing) adaptive rituals of conformity: wit(h)nessing inequities and social justice in healthcare education in the Global South through body pedagogies.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Professional burnout in therapists working with LGBTQ+ patients: associations with defenses and reflective functioning.Research in psychotherapy (Milano) · 2025Article
- Do I need to know my patient's sexual orientation and gender identity? Insights from Swiss primary care physicians.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Perspectives on Fetal Sex and Prenatal Diagnosis of Differences of Sex Development Among Midwives.Prenatal diagnosis · 2025Article
- Strengthening cancer care for the LGBTQIA+ population in Nepal: A narrative review to set priorities for equitable oncology services.Dialogues in health · 2025Review
- Information, Beliefs, and Gender Stereotypes: Analysis of Socio-Cognitive Factors Influencing Healthcare for Intersex People.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Older Transgender People's Discrimination in Healthcare: A Scoping Review.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- LGBTQ+ Health Content in US Residency Curricula: A Scoping Review.Journal of graduate medical education · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionPoor access of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to healthcare providers with clinical and cultural competency contributes to health inequalities between heterosexual/cisgender and LGBT people. This systematic review assesses the effect of educational curricula and training for healthcare students and professionals on LGBT healthcare issues.
methodsSystematic review; the search terms, strategy and process as well as eligibility criteria were predefined and registered prospectively on PROSPERO. A systematic search of electronic databases was undertaken. Screening for eligible studies and data extraction were done in duplicate. All the eligible studies were assessed for risk of bias. The outcome of interest was a change in participants' knowledge, attitude and or practice.
resultsOut of 1171 papers identified, 16 publications reporting 15 studies were included in the review. Three were non-randomized controlled studies and 12 had a pre/post-design; two had qualitative components. Bias was reported in the selection of participants and confounding. Risk reported was moderate/mild. Most studies were from the USA, the topics revolved around key terms and terminology, stigma and discrimination, sexuality and sexual dysfunction, sexual history taking, LGBT-specific health and health disparities. Time allotted for training ranged from 1 to 42 hours, the involvement of LGBT people was minimal. The only intervention in sub-Saharan Africa focused exclusively on men who have sex with men. All the studies reported statistically significant improvement in knowledge, attitude and/or practice post-training. Two main themes were identified from the qualitative studies: the process of changing values and attitudes to be more LGBT inclusive, and the constraints to the application of new values in practice.
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