Carl G Streed1,2, Jean P Hall3, Brian A Boyd4,5, Katie Batza6, Noelle K Kurth3. 1. Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 2. Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 3. Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies and University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA. 4. Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA. 5. Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas Life Span Institute, Kansas City, Kansas, USA. 6. Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
Abstract
Purpose: We examined the health of sexual and gender minority (SGM) adults with disabilities compared with their non-SGM peers. Methods: The National Survey on Health and Disability is an internet-based survey fielded October 2019 through January 2020. We performed bivariate analyses to compare sociodemographic factors, disability type, and health behaviors between SGM and non-SGM adults. We estimated logistic regression models for dichotomous and count outcomes. Results: After adjustment, SGM adults with disabilities were more likely to report diminished measures of health status. Conclusion: SGM adults with disabilities in the United States experience disparities in self-reported health status compared with non-SGM peers.
Purpose: We examined the health of sexual and gender minority (SGM) adults with disabilities compared with their non-SGM peers. Methods: The National Survey on Health and Disability is an internet-based survey fielded October 2019 through January 2020. We performed bivariate analyses to compare sociodemographic factors, disability type, and health behaviors between SGM and non-SGM adults. We estimated logistic regression models for dichotomous and count outcomes. Results: After adjustment, SGM adults with disabilities were more likely to report diminished measures of health status. Conclusion: SGM adults with disabilities in the United States experience disparities in self-reported health status compared with non-SGM peers.
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Keywords:
disability; health care access; health status; sexual and gender minority
Authors: Karen I Fredriksen-Goldsen; Loree Cook-Daniels; Hyun-Jun Kim; Elena A Erosheva; Charles A Emlet; Charles P Hoy-Ellis; Jayn Goldsen; Anna Muraco Journal: Gerontologist Date: 2013-03-27
Authors: Abigail Mulcahy; Carl G Streed; Anna Marie Wallisch; Katie Batza; Noelle Kurth; Jean P Hall; Darcy Jones McMaughan Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-02-23 Impact factor: 3.390