ArticleEpidemiology and health2017
Health disparities between lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults and the general population in South Korea: Rainbow Connection Project I.
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- An Analysis of the Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Transgender and Intersex Populations in Korea: A Retrospective Study Using HIRA Database.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms among lesbian and bisexual women in China.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Physical and Mental Health Related Quality of Life and Their Influencing Factors on Sexual Minority Women in Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of 12-month mental and substance use disorders in sexual minority college students in Mexico.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2021Article
- Examining differences in suicidality between and within mental health disorders and sexual identity among adults in the United States.AIMS public health · 2021Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening and Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Korean Sexual Minority Women by Sex of Their Sexual Partners.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Research on alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among sexual minority women: A global scoping review.PloS one · 2020Article
- Internalized transphobia and mental health among transgender adults: A nationwide cross-sectional survey in South Korea.International journal of transgender health · 2020Article
- Depression and suicidal behavior in LGB and heterosexual populations in Serbia and their differences: Cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Organizational response to workplace violence, and its association with depressive symptoms: A nationwide survey of 1966 Korean EMS providers.Journal of occupational health · 2019Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to investigate health disparities between lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults and the general population in Korea, where there is low public acceptance of sexual minorities and a lack of research on the health of sexual minorities.
methodsThe research team conducted a nationwide survey of 2,335 Korean LGB adults in 2016. Using the dataset, we estimated the age-standardized prevalence ratios (SPRs) for poor self-rated health, musculoskeletal pain, depressive symptoms, suicidal behaviors, smoking, and hazardous drinking. We then compared the SPRs of the LGB adults and the general population which participated in three different nationally representative surveys in Korea. SPRs were estimated for each of the four groups (i.e., gay men, bisexual men, lesbians, and bisexual women).
resultsKorean LGB adults exhibited a statistically significantly higher prevalence of depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation and attempts, and musculoskeletal pain than the general population. Lesbian and bisexual women had a higher risk of poor self-rated health and smoking than the general women population, whereas gay and bisexual men showed no differences with the general men population. Higher prevalence of hazardous drinking was observed among lesbians, gay men, and bisexual women compared to the general population, but was not observed in bisexual men.
conclusionsThe findings suggest that LGB adults have poorer health conditions compared to the general population in Korea. These results suggest that interventions are needed to address the health disparities of Korean LGB adults.
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