LGBTI Healthcare in Medical Education

Elboga G., Sahin S. K., Demir B., Unal G. O., Alparslan B., Altintas E., ...More

JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE, vol.212, no.5, pp.284-288, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 212 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001729
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.284-288
  • Keywords: LGBTI plus, medical students, homophobia, medical education, Islamic geography, Hudson-Ricketts, Hendrick
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Our aim is to reveal the interaction of cultural and religious influences with professional equipment by determining the level of knowledge, sexual attitudes, and homophobia of medical students about LGBTI+ individuals. The study included 324 students from our faculty of medicine. The Hudson and Ricketts Homophobia scale, the Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men scale, and the Hendrick Sexual Attitudes scale were used with the sociodemograpic data form. Data were collected and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tests. The mean score of the students from the Hudson and Ricketts Homophobia scale was 58.50. The findings of our study support that medical students consider that the education they receive in this regard is inadequate. One of the goals of undergraduate medical education is the provision of health services to all segments of society; therefore, it is recommended to make improvements in the curriculum in this regard.