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Nursing and medical students’ attitude, knowledge and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children

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  • Rose Chapman
  • Rochelle Watkins
  • Tess Zappia
  • Pam Nicol
  • Linda Shields

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Background. Little research has been conducted to investigate students’ attitudes, knowledge and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children. Design. Descriptive, comparative study. Validated scales were used to assess students’ attitudes, knowledge and beliefs and gay affirmative practice. Three open ended questions assessed beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents accessing health care for their children. Method. Nursing and medical students completed questionnaires about attitudes to homosexuality. Associations between variables were assessed using chi‐square tests of independence, and differences between nursing and medical student groups were assessed using the Mann–Whitney U‐test or the Kruskal–Wallis one‐way analysis of variance test. Responses to the open ended questions were evaluated, coded and described. Results. Knowledge and attitudes about homosexuality were significantly associated with students’ race, political voting behaviour, religious beliefs and having a friend who is openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Conclusions. It is important to develop strategies to address the existence of prejudicial attitudes among student health professionals and prevent discriminatory practices towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents when seeking health care for their children. Relevance to clinical practice. Educators can develop programs that provide students with knowledge and skills to ensure lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families receive effective health care when they access services for their children.

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  • Rose Chapman & Rochelle Watkins & Tess Zappia & Pam Nicol & Linda Shields, 2012. "Nursing and medical students’ attitude, knowledge and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 21(7‐8), pages 938-945, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:21:y:2012:i:7-8:p:938-945
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03892.x
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    1. Siân Munson & Catherine Cook, 2016. "Lesbian and bisexual women's sexual healthcare experiences," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 25(23-24), pages 3497-3510, December.
    2. Nilay Ercan‐Şahin & Funda Aslan, 2020. "Nursing students' perspectives on the inclusion of course content on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health in the nursing curriculum: A descriptive qualitative study," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(3), pages 822-829, September.
    3. Maria-Elisa de-Castro-Peraza & Jesús Manuel García-Acosta & Naira Delgado-Rodriguez & Maria Inmaculada Sosa-Alvarez & Rosa Llabrés-Solé & Carla Cardona-Llabrés & Nieves Doria Lorenzo-Rocha, 2019. "Biological, Psychological, Social, and Legal Aspects of Trans Parenthood Based on a Real Case—A Literature Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-16, March.
    4. Hsing-Chen Yang, 2019. "Education First: Promoting LGBT+ Friendly Healthcare with a Competency-Based Course and Game-Based Teaching," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-15, December.
    5. Anna‐Eva Andersen & Catherine Moberg & Anita Bengtsson Tops & Pernilla Garmy, 2017. "Lesbian, gay and bisexual parents’ experiences of nurses’ attitudes in child health care—A qualitative study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(23-24), pages 5065-5071, December.

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