Hôpital Régional Chaleur, Vitalité Health Networks, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2013 Jan;22(1):85-93. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.3718.
The lesbian patient population is underserved. Almost no research has examined the knowledge and attitudes of obstetrician-gynecologists toward lesbian health. Our study sought to address this research gap.
All 910 obstetrician-gynecologists licensed in Ontario, Canada, were mailed a true-false survey about lesbian health issues, the Homosexuality Attitudes Scale (HAS), and a demographic survey.
Of the 910 surveys, 271 were returned. The mean HAS score was 87.6 (standard deviation [SD] 11.5), indicating an overall positive attitude. The mean knowledge score was 76.0% (SD 9.5), indicating that respondents had adequate knowledge about lesbian health; 22% described their lesbian health knowledge-base as unaware. Most respondents reported lack of education on lesbian health in residency (81%) or medical school (78%). The majority reported a desire for formal education pertaining to lesbian health. There was no correlation between HAS and knowledge scores.
Although our results indicate overall adequate knowledge about lesbian health issues, important knowledge gaps were identified. Medical school and residency training curricula should include formal education about lesbian health issues, particularly because most obstetrician-gynecologists report a desire to receive this information.
女同性恋患者群体的服务需求未得到满足。几乎没有研究关注妇产科医生对女同性恋健康的知识和态度。我们的研究旨在填补这一研究空白。
向加拿大安大略省的所有 910 名妇产科医生邮寄了一份关于女同性恋健康问题、同性恋态度量表（HAS）和人口统计调查的真-假调查。
在 910 份调查中，有 271 份被退回。HAS 的平均得分为 87.6（标准差 11.5），表明整体态度积极。平均知识得分为 76.0%（标准差 9.5），表明受访者对女同性恋健康有足够的了解；22%的人表示对女同性恋健康知识基础一无所知。大多数受访者报告在住院医师培训（81%）或医学院（78%）期间缺乏关于女同性恋健康的教育。大多数人报告希望接受有关女同性恋健康的正规教育。HAS 和知识得分之间没有相关性。
尽管我们的结果表明，妇产科医生对女同性恋健康问题的总体知识足够，但仍存在重要的知识差距。医学院和住院医师培训课程应包括关于女同性恋健康问题的正规教育，特别是因为大多数妇产科医生表示希望获得这些信息。
