The Brazilian LGBT+ Health Survey

Methodology and Descriptive Results

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5168699
AutoresJ L Torres (0000-0002-3687-897X, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Graça Penha Gonçalves (0000-0001-7586-7782, Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte), Adriana De Araújo Pinho (0000-0003-2219-1066, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Maria Helena Do Nascimento Souza (0000-0003-2230-3048, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Año2021
Volumen37
Número9
Páginase00069521-e00069521
Fecha de publicación2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00069521
PMID34669766
OpenAlexW3205256828
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2021000904001
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas33

The understanding of health care demands and possible access barriers may support policymaking and best practices targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and related identities (LGBT+) population. The aims of the Brazilian LGBT+ Health Survey were to characterize the LGBT+ population during the COVID-19 pandemic and to specify the characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic in this population. This is a cross-sectional online study, with a convenience sample of 976 individuals identified as LGBT+, aged 18 years or older from Brazil. It allows investigations of sexuality, discrimination, internal homophobia, health-related behaviors, and health care access. The study adopts a conceptual framework (i.e., validated tools and measures) common to other epidemiological studies, allowing comparisons. We describe the study methodology, some descriptive results, and health-selected indicators compared with the Brazilian National Health Survey. Most of the respondents were from Southeast Region (80.2%), mean aged 31.3 (± 11.5 years). Regarding COVID-19, 4.8% tested positive. Both weekly episodes of discrimination (36%) and depression prevalence (24.8%) were high among the LGBT+ population in Brazil, highlighting mental health and homophobia as major concerns in the LGBT+ context during the pandemic. Although a decade has passed since the institution of the Brazilian National Policy for Comprehensive LGBT Health, appropriate training of health professionals to offer adequate services is still needed. Knowledge of the specific health demands of this group might guide person-centered best practices, promote sexual minority high-acceptance settings, and contribute to higher equity during the pandemic

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Environmental health · Health care · Health equity · Human sexuality · Lesbian · Mental health · Pandemic · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Reproductive health · Sexual minority · Sociology · Transgender · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Gerontology