Rambarran Nastassia, Goodman Jeffrey, Simpson Joel
SASOD Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana.
LGBT Health Policy and Practice, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Int J Sex Health. 2020 Dec 8;33(1):18-28. doi: 10.1080/19317611.2020.1846656. eCollection 2021.
This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes and desire for continued education among Guyanese doctors with regards to LGBT health. It utilized a mixed methodology of quantitative, self-administered online surveys among 90 doctors, and qualitative semi-structured individual interviews with 8 other doctors. Descriptive and analytic calculations were performed on the quantitative data while thematic analysis was used for the qualitative data. The results show moderate knowledge levels regarding LGBT health, with deficits in awareness of LGBT health disparities; generally nondiscriminatory attitudes; and suboptimal education on LGBT health. Further training and pre-service curricular changes are necessary to address gaps and improve competency.
本研究调查了圭亚那医生对LGBT健康的知识、态度以及继续教育的意愿。研究采用了混合方法,对90名医生进行了定量的、自我管理的在线调查,并对另外8名医生进行了定性的半结构化个人访谈。对定量数据进行了描述性和分析性计算,而定性数据则采用了主题分析。结果显示,医生们对LGBT健康的了解程度中等,对LGBT健康差异的认识存在不足;总体上持非歧视态度;对LGBT健康的教育也不够理想。有必要进行进一步培训并改变职前课程,以弥补差距并提高能力。