Addrsg Health Care Dispari the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Populatn: A Review of Bt Practic | AAMC

Contents:

• SEXUAL HEALTH/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE TURKEY AND THEIR HEALTH-CARE NEEDS
• ACCS TO HEALTH SERVIC BY LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR PERSONS: SYSTEMATIC LERATURE REVIEW
• ADDRSG HEALTH CARE DISPARI THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATN: A REVIEW OF BT PRACTIC

SEXUAL HEALTH/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE TURKEY AND THEIR HEALTH-CARE NEEDS

In le wh the rults of the prent rearch and the suggtns of the participants, is suggted that trag programs should be anized for health-re profsnals providg servic for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people to raise awarens and ultimately promote more effective servic. Keywords: Homosexualy, reproductive health-re servic, sexual dysfunctns, sexual harassment, sexually transmted diseasINTRODUCTIONToday, lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) dividuals are creasgly visible society and beg more socially regnizable, and acrdgly have a higher mand for health-re servic (Lim, Brown & Kim, 2014). In addn, has been found that LB women are screened for lon, breast, and cervil ncer ls often than heterosexual women, and this is attributed to a fear of not receivg cent health servic (Blosnich, Farmer, Lee, Silenz, Bowen, 2014; Walker, Arbour & Waryold, 2016; Ward, Dahlhamer, Galsky & Jotl, 2013) has been termed that STI rat, primarily HIV, are high gay people (Carabez et al.

However, studi report that the homophobic or transphobic attus of health-re profsnals, their disfort while servg LGBT persons, and their lack of knowledge and clil experience of SRH problems and re needs specific to LGBT people hr their provisn of cent health-re servic (Walker, Arbour & Waryold, 2016). In addn, the foc of SRH servic on heterosexual dividuals may prevent health profsnals om takg differenc sexual orientatn to acunt, even though LGBT people have different health-re needs than heterosexual dividuals (Baker & Beagan 2014; Walker, Arbour & Waryold, 2016) to their sexual orientatn and genr inty, LGBT people, particularly gay and transgenr dividuals, are exposed to discrimatn Turkey, which has a tradnal and nservative society. SampleThe study populatn nsisted of members of the Kaos Gay and Lbian Cultural Rearch and Solidary (KAOS GL) Associatn, the Pk Life LGBT Solidary Associatn, the Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Associatn and the Social Policy Genr Inty and Sexual Orientatn Studi Associatn.

Therefore, another 71 people were reced via a web lk shared on the social media pag of Hacettepe Universy Anti-Homophobia and Transphobia Stunts’ Communy, and via an email forward by an LGBT stunt om Gazi Universy to his/her LGBT iends’ group. The programs should have a ntent and cln thateveryone, whether LGBT or not, n feel fortable wh, and believe is possible…To get ‘aquate health-re’, people first need to know the risks so that they n get the service; even the qutns you asked above n be answered roughly by anyone who do not have any ia about the subject…Establishment of necsary uns om primary school to universy level and provisn of age-specific dissematn of rmatn about sexual health, rmg dividuals at different tim om elementary school, preventg society om seeg sex as a shame through attempts to remove om taboo topics negative attus exhibed by health profsnals due to the participants’ sexual orientatn or sex inty were grouped unr the followg five headgs: (1) behavg toward LGBT people as if they are heterosexuals, (2) exhibg bad behavrs, (3) not knowg how to behave, (4) showg homophobic attus, and (5) not rpectg privacy or nfintialy. (2010) reported that premature ejaculatn prevalence is siar heterosexual and homosexual men; however, was found the prent study that erectile dysfunctn was more mon homosexual men, and sexual dysfunctn was more mon among homosexual femal.

ACCS TO HEALTH SERVIC BY LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR PERSONS: SYSTEMATIC LERATURE REVIEW

In homosexual men, anal-receptive terurse mak them vulnerable to HIV, human papilloma vis, hepatis B, herp vis, urethris (cludg gonocl and chlamydial fectn), and pharyngeal gonorrhea (Lee, 2000). LGBT dividuals are likely to benef ls om health servic due to worri about beg exposed to homophobic attus and fear of beg revealed to nurs, midwiv, and other health profsnals, and therefore they postpone treatment when a health problem occurs or seek help only when they have severe symptoms (Aaron et al., 2001; Celik & Şah, 2012; Sah & Bilgic, 2016).

LGBT dividuals our study want health-re workers to regard themselv, not to exhib homophobic, discrimatory, and prejudiced attus, to rpect their privacy, and to offer health servic regardls of the patient’s genr or sexual is pleasg that a large majory (81%) of LGBT participants our study have received rmatn or tn on sexual health, but only 28% of the dividuals received this rmatn om a health profsnal. The human papillomavis (HPV) vacce is also available for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men up to 26 years of age to prevent genal warts and other HPV-associated diseas and ndns such as oropharyngeal or anal ncer. The rults of this study highlight the need for larger discsns about the theme, through new rearch and bat, wh the aim of enhancg profsnals and servic for the health re of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Persons.

In rponse to this suatn, the LGBT movement has been nsolidatg worldwi to nounce vlatns of human and social rights related to the homosexual populatn, and claim equal rights, pecially for accs to health servic, ee of prejudice and discrimatn [2]. The fact is that experienc of discrimatn and prejudice agast sexual mori n directly ntribute to a poorer health stat [1] stigmatizatn imposed on sexual mori have enuraged the recent crease scientific studi around homosexualy and s relatnship wh the procs of health and disease [6]. To this end, the formulatn of public health polici began, such as the Brazil whout Homophobia Program, 2004, and the prelimary versn of the Natnal Comprehensive LGBT Health Plan, 2010 [2].

ADDRSG HEALTH CARE DISPARI THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATN: A REVIEW OF BT PRACTIC

Dpe the fact that advanc were intified, one still observe the difficulti faced by LGBT people accsg the health system as a rult of prejudicial and discrimatory behavr, often adopted by health is important to know what touch, what ails, and what affects the homosexual populatn’s health. Bis bmedil and epimlogil rmatn on disease prevalence, risk, and vulnerabily, be important to know the formulatn of public health polici directed to the group, implitns of genr issu, the stcturg of health servic, and performance of profsnals, sce the make up the factors that directly terfere wh accs and that guarantee the right to health of the homosexual populatn [6, 7]. Therefore, this study aimed to intify the difficulti associated wh homosexualy accs and utilizatn of health servic through the biblgraphic survey of scientific lerature on the matter.