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

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

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0234743

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

ContributorsWahlen, Raphaël; Bize, Raphaël; Wang, Jen; Merglen, Arnaud; Ambresin, Anne-Emmanuelle

Published inPLOS ONE, vol. 15, no. 7, e0234743

Publication date2020

Abstract

Lesbian, 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.

Keywords

Attitude of Health Personnel
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods
Female
Gender Identity
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel/education/psychology
Healthcare Disparities/trends
Humans
Knowledge
Male
Sexual Behavior/psychology
Sexual and Gender Minorities/education
Students, Medical/psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Switzerland
Transgender Persons/psychology
Young Adult

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

Research group

Recherche en infectiologie pédiatrique et en pédiatrie générale (853)

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WAHLEN, Raphaël et al. Medical students” knowledge of and attitudes towards LGBT people and their health care needs: Impact of a lecture on LGBT health. In: PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, n° 7, p. e0234743. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234743

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PID : unige:157726
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0234743
PMID : 32609754

Commercial URLhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7329058/

ISSN of the journal1932-6203

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