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METHODOLOGY:
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Cisgender Women (n = 368) | Cisgender Men (n = 477) | Transgender & Non-binary Persons (n = 169) | All (n = 1014) | P5 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health Insurance | |||||
305 (83%) | 393 (82%) | 137 (81%) | 835 (82%) | 0.845 | |
Single PCP Location1 | |||||
312 (85%) | 396 (83%) | 138 (82%) | 846 (83%) | 0.628 | |
Single PCP2 | |||||
283 (77%) | 349 (73%) | 116 (69%) | 748 (74%) | 0.119 | |
Routine Check-up3 | |||||
302 (82%) | 360 (75%) | 125 (74%) | 787 (78%) | 0.034 | |
Travel time >1hr to main provider4 | |||||
20 (5%) | 25 (5%) | 24 (14%) | 69 (7%) | 0.000 | |
Average “outness” to personal contacts5 | |||||
Mean +/- StdDev | 5.12 +/- 1.48 | 5.10 +/- 1.37 | 4.28 +/- 1.34 | 4.97 +/- 1.44 | 0.000 |
Average “outness” to main provider5 | |||||
Mean +/- StdDev | 4.47 +/- 2.27 | 4.52 +/- 2.33 | 4.88 +/- 2.51 | 4.56 +/- 2.34 | 0.1062 |
Ranked “Provider sees other LGBT patients” in top 3 reasons for choosing provider | |||||
29 (8%) | 30 (6%) | 46 (27%) | 105 (10%) | N/A | |
Importance of provider having LGBT-specific knowledge & support Scale of 1 (not important) to 5 (very important) | |||||
Mean +/- StdDev | 3.90 +/- 1.15 | 4.11 +/- 1.06 | 4.57 +/- 0.81 | 4.11 +/- 1.08 | 0.000 |
Primary Care Provider Visits6 | |||||
0 | 73 (20%) | 142 (30%) | 36 (21%) | 251 (25%) | 0.005 |
1–2 | 136 (37%) | 174 (36%) | 64 (38%) | 374 (37%) | |
3+ | 158 (43%) | 157 (33%) | 67 (40%) | 382 (38%) | |
One or more visits to an LGBT-specific clinic6 | |||||
7 (2%) | 18 (4%) | 19 (11%) | 44 (4%) | 0.000 |
1Has one office location where primary care services are obtained.
2Has one single provider that they consider to be their primary care provider (PCP).
3Has had a routine check-up/physical exam within the last 2 years.
4For most, their main provider is their PCP, but for those without a PCP, it indicates the provider they visited most often within the last year.
5The chi-squared test or the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine significant differences between each of the 3 gender categories.
6Self-reported visits in the last 12 months.
Full article at: http://goo.gl/talfCV
By: Whitehead J1, Shaver J2, Stephenson R2.
- 1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
- 2Department of Health and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America.
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