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ArticleSexual and reproductive health matters2025

Mapping the missing: a scoping review identifying critically underrepresented LGBTQI+ youth within online sexual, reproductive, and transgender healthcare research.

Julie McLeod, Claudia S Estcourt, Paul Flowers, Jo Gibbs, Jennifer MacDonald

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Julie McLeodPhD Candidate (Psychology), Glasgow Caledonian University (Sexual Health and BBV Research Group), Glasgow, Scotland.ORCID 0000-0001-6787-1511
Claudia S EstcourtProfessor of Sexual Health and HIV, Glasgow Caledonian University (Sexual Health and BBV Research Group), Glasgow, Scotland.ORCID 0000-0001-5523-5630
Paul FlowersProfessor of Health Change, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.ORCID 0000-0001-6239-5616
Jo GibbsPrincipal Clinical Research Fellow, University College London (Institute for Global Health), London, England.ORCID 0000-0001-5696-0260
Jennifer MacDonaldResearch Fellow, Glasgow Caledonian University (Sexual Health and BBV Research Group), Glasgow, Scotland.ORCID 0000-0002-3896-0846

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Abstract

Online sexual, reproductive, and transgender healthcare can overcome barriers to care among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, intersex, and other (LGBTQI+) youth and address disproportionately poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. However, LGBTQI+ youth are heterogenous and online healthcare spans broad health topics and online platforms. To map recent research and identify gaps, we conducted a scoping review, following Joanna Briggs Institute methodology, using the Participants (LGBTQI+ youth aged 10-35 years), Concept (online sexual, reproductive, and transgender healthcare), Context (high-income countries) eligibility framework. We searched nine databases for recent literature (2018-2024), two reviewers screened studies using Rayyan, and data were extracted to Excel and analysed descriptively (

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Reproductive Health ServicesSexual and Gender MinoritiesAdolescentAdultChildDigital HealthFemaleHealth Services ResearchHumansInternetMaleReproductive HealthTransgender PersonsYoung Adultdigital healtheHealthgender affirming caregender minorityhealth equityinequalitiesLGBTmHealthsexual health caresexual minority

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