Table 2.
Knowledge of LGBTQI health among surveyed healthcare providers1
| N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| By age, dichotomized2
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| Overall | ≤ 44 | ≥ 45 | P-value3 | |
| LGBTQI patients avoid accessing healthcare due to difficulty communicating with providers. | ||||
| Strongly Disagree | 11 (10.2) | 5 (8.8) | 5 (12.2) | |
| Disagree | 24 (22.2) | 14 (24.6) | 7 (17.1) | |
| Don’t Know | 44 (40.7) | 28 (49.1) | 13 (31.7) | |
| Agree | 25 (23.2) | 9 (15.8) | 13 (31.7) | |
| Strongly Agree | 4 (3.7) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (7.3) | 0.13 |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | – | – | |
| HPV-associated cervical dysplasia can be found in lesbians with no history of heterosexual intercourse. | ||||
| Strongly Disagree | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | |
| Disagree | 7 (6.5) | 5 (8.8) | 2 (4.9) | |
| Don’t Know | 36 (33.3) | 14 (24.6) | 16 (39.0) | |
| Agree | 51 (47.2) | 31 (54.4) | 18 (43.9) | |
| Strongly Agree | 13 (12.0) | 7 (12.3) | 4 (9.8) | 0.40 |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | – | – | |
| There is a higher risk of breast cancer among lesbian women compared to heterosexual women. | ||||
| Strongly Disagree | 10 (9.3) | 5 (8.8) | 2 (4.9) | |
| Disagree | 28 (25.9) | 21 (36.8) | 4 (9.8) | |
| Don’t Know | 44 (40.7) | 21 (36.8) | 22 (53.7) | |
| Agree | 24 (22.2) | 10 (17.5) | 11 (26.8) | |
| Strongly Agree | 2 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.9) | < 0.01 |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | – | – | |
| Regularly screening gay and bisexual men for anal cancer through anal Pap testing can increase life expectancy. | ||||
| Strongly Disagree | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Disagree | 6 (5.6) | 4 (7.0) | 2 (4.9) | |
| Don’t Know | 40 (37.0) | 21 (36.8) | 15 (36.6) | |
| Agree | 49 (45.4) | 21 (36.8) | 23 (56.1) | |
| Strongly Agree | 13 (12.0) | 11 (19.3) | 1 (2.4) | 0.04 |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | – | – | |
| There is an association between being an LGBTQI adolescent and suicide. | ||||
| Strongly Disagree | 2 (1.9) | 2 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Don’t Know | 18 (16.7) | 14 (24.6) | 3 (7.5) | |
| Agree | 59 (54.6) | 26 (45.6) | 28 (70.0) | |
| Strongly Agree | 27 (25.0) | 15 (26.3) | 9 (22.5) | 0.04 |
| Missing | 2 (1.9) | – | – | |
Bold P-values are statistically significant.
1
All of the knowledge questions are true/correct
2
Totals do not equal 108 due to missing data
3
P-values were calculated using Fisher’s exact test. Missing responses were not included in the stratified analyses.