TABLE 2—
Studies Funded by the National Institutes of Health That Examined the Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations, by Content Area: 1989–2011
| Total LGBT Health–Related Studies, Including Studies About HIV/AIDS and Other Sexual Health Issues |
LGBT Health–Related Studies, Excluding Studies About HIV/AIDS and Other Sexual Health Issues |
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| Content Area | Total Studies (n = 628), No. (%) | Studies Involving Sexual Minority Women (n = 85), No. (%) | Studies Involving Sexual Minority Men (n = 541), No. (%) | Studies Involving Transgender Persons (n = 43), No. (%) | Total Studies (n = 113), No. (%) | Studies Involving Sexual Minority Women(n = 62), No. (%) | Studies Involving Sexual Minority Men (n = 79), No. (%) | Studies Involving Transgender Persons (n = 14), No. (%) |
| HIV/AIDS | 497 (79.1) | 16 (18.8) | 451 (83.4) | 28 (65.1) | ||||
| Illicit drug use | 194 (30.9) | 24 (28.2) | 173 (32.0) | 13 (30.2) | 28 (24.8) | 15 (24.2) | 21 (26.6) | 5 (35.7) |
| Mental health | 146 (23.2) | 40 (47.1) | 124 (22.9) | 10 (23.3) | 46 (40.7) | 33 (53.2) | 36 (45.6) | 6 (42.9) |
| Other sexual health, including STIs and excluding HIV/AIDS | 103 (16.4) | 9 (10.6) | 85 (15.7) | 5 (11.6) | ||||
| Alcohol use | 81 (12.9) | 26 (30.6) | 68 (12.6) | 6 (14.0) | 27 (23.9) | 20 (32.3) | 18 (22.8) | 3 (21.4) |
| Genetics | 39 (6.2) | 1 (1.2) | 33 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (8.0) | 1 (1.6) | 4 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Cancer | 35 (5.6) | 5 (5.9) | 29 (5.4) | 1 (2.3) | 13 (11.5) | 5 (8.1) | 8 (10.1) | 1 (7.1) |
| Couples and family health | 29 (4.6) | 8 (9.4) | 24 (4.4) | 3 (7.0) | 9 (8.0) | 8 (12.9) | 7 (8.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Health care services | 21 (3.3) | 5 (5.9) | 15 (2.8) | 8 (18.6) | 5 (4.4) | 4 (6.5) | 3 (3.8) | 4 (28.6) |
| Violence | 21 (3.3) | 9 (10.6) | 15 (2.8) | 1 (2.3) | 10 (8.8) | 8 (12.9) | 6 (7.6) | 1 (7.1) |
| Homophobia | 19 (3.0) | 1 (1.2) | 16 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Hepatitis | 18 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (2.8) | 2 (4.7) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Vaccines or immunizations | 17 (2.7) | 1 (1.2) | 17 (3.1) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Infrastructure for researchers of LGBT health | 13 (2.1) | 3 (3.5) | 9 (1.7) | 3 (7.0) | 8 (7.1) | 3 (4.8) | 5 (6.3) | 3 (21.4) |
| Screening | 12 (1.9) | 3 (3.5) | 8 (1.5) | 1 (2.3) | 7 (6.2) | 3 (4.8) | 4 (5.1) | 1 (7.1) |
| Measurement validation or testing of sampling methods | 10 (1.6) | 2 (2.4) | 8 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.5) | 2 (3.2) | 2 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Tobacco | 9 (1.4) | 7 (8.2) | 8 (1.5) | 3 (7.0) | 8 (7.1) | 7 (11.3) | 7 (8.9) | 3 (21.4) |
| Homelessness | 8 (1.3) | 1 (1.2) | 5 (0.9) | 2 (4.7) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Cost-effectiveness and other health financing | 7 (1.1) | 1 (1.2) | 6 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Health policy | 6 (1.0) | 2 (2.4) | 6 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.5) | 2 (3.2) | 4 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Obesity or overweight | 6 (1.0) | 4 (4.7) | 3 (0.6) | 1 (2.3) | 6 (5.3) | 4 (6.5) | 3 (3.8) | 1 (7.1) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 5 (0.8) | 2 (2.4) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.7) | 2 (3.2) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Immigration | 4 (0.6) | 1 (1.2) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Ethical issues | 3 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Dental/oral health | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Diabetes | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Environment health | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Nutrition, food, and dietary habits | 2 (0.3) | 2 (2.4) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (3.2) | 2 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Exercise/physical activity | 1 (0.2) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Maternal and infant health | 1 (0.2) | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Tuberculosis | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Note. LGBT = lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender; STI = sexually transmitted infection. Some studies involved ≥ 1 subpopulation or content area, so numbers may sum to > 628 or 113 and > 100%.