Steele Leah S, Ross Lori E, Dobinson Cheryl, Veldhuizen Scott, Tinmouth Jill M
Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto.
Women Health. 2009 Jul-Aug;49(5):353-67. doi: 10.1080/03630240903238685.
The current study sought to determine whether health status and health risk behaviors of Canadian women varied based on sexual identity. This was a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Community Health Survey: cycle 2.1, a national population-based survey designed to gather health data on a representative sample of over 135,000 Canadians including 354 lesbian respondents, 424 bisexual women respondents, and 60,937 heterosexual women respondents. Sexual orientation was associated with disparities in health status and health risk behaviors for lesbian and bisexual women in Canada. Bisexual women were more likely than lesbians or heterosexual women to report poor or fair mental and physical health, mood or anxiety disorders, lifetime STD diagnosis, and, most markedly, life-time suicidality. Lesbians and bisexual women were also more likely to report daily smoking and risky drinking than heterosexual women. In sum, sexual orientation was associated with health status in Canada. Bisexual women, in particular, reported poorer health outcomes than lesbian or heterosexual women, indicating this group may be an appropriate target for specific health promotion interventions.
当前的研究旨在确定加拿大女性的健康状况和健康风险行为是否因性取向而异。这是对加拿大社区健康调查（第2.1轮）数据的横断面分析，该调查是一项基于全国人口的调查，旨在收集135,000多名加拿大人代表性样本的健康数据，其中包括354名女同性恋受访者、424名双性恋女性受访者和60,937名异性恋女性受访者。在加拿大，性取向与女同性恋和双性恋女性的健康状况及健康风险行为差异有关。双性恋女性比女同性恋或异性恋女性更有可能报告身心健康状况差、情绪或焦虑障碍、终身性传播疾病诊断，最明显的是终身自杀倾向。女同性恋和双性恋女性也比异性恋女性更有可能报告每日吸烟和危险饮酒情况。总之，在加拿大，性取向与健康状况有关。特别是双性恋女性报告的健康结果比女同性恋或异性恋女性更差，这表明该群体可能是特定健康促进干预措施的合适目标。
