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ArticlePloS one2020

Medical students' knowledge of and attitudes towards LGBT people and their health care needs: Impact of a lecture on LGBT health.

Raphaël Wahlen, Raphaël Bize, Jen Wang, Arnaud Merglen, Anne-Emmanuelle Ambresin

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Raphaël WahlenInterdisciplinary Division for Adolescent Health (DISA), Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3435-2891
Raphaël BizeCenter for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jen WangInterdisciplinary Division for Adolescent Health (DISA), Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7957-504X
Arnaud MerglenDivision of General Pediatrics, Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5654-8428
Anne-Emmanuelle AmbresinInterdisciplinary Division for Adolescent Health (DISA), Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne · CHUniversity Hospital of Geneva · CHUniversity of Lausanne · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adolescents have specific health care needs and are susceptible to health care disparities. Lack of skills and knowledge on the part of health care providers have a negative effect on their access to care and health outcomes. This study 1) explores the knowledge and attitudes of medical students regarding LGBT people, and 2) assesses the impact of a one-hour lecture targeting adolescent LGBT health needs.

methodsFourth-year medical students attended a compulsory one-hour lecture on sexual orientation and gender identity development in adolescence, highlighting health issues. We created a questionnaire with items to elicit students' knowledge and attitudes about LGBT health issues. Students were invited to complete this questionnaire online anonymously one week before the lecture and one month after the lecture.

resultsOut of a total of 157 students, 107 (68.2%) responded to the pre-intervention questionnaire and 96 (61.1%) to the post-intervention questionnaire. A significant proportion-13.7% of all respondents-identified as LGBT or questioning. Our results show that most medical students already show favorable attitudes towards LGBT people and a certain degree of knowledge of LGBT health needs. They demonstrated a large and significant increase in knowledge of LGBT health issues one month after the lecture. DISCUSSION: A single one-hour lecture on sexual orientation and LGBT health issues may increase knowledge among medical students. Medical students and professionals should receive such training to increase their knowledge about LGBT patients as it, together with favorable attitudes, has the potential to improve health outcomes among this vulnerable population.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelCurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFemaleGender IdentityHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansKnowledgeMaleSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesSwitzerland

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PMID32609754
PMCPMC7329058
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