Titre : | Sexual orientation and mental and physical health status: findings from a Dutch population survey (2006) |
Titre traduit : | (Orientation sexuelle et statut de santé mentale et physique : résultats d'une enquête en population néerlandaise) |
Auteurs : | T. G. SANDFORT ; F. BAKKER ; F. G. SCHELLEVIS ; I. VANWESENBEECK |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | American Journal of Public Health (Vol.96 n°6, 2006) |
Article en page(s) : | 1119-1125 |
Note générale : |
American Journal of Public Health, 2006, 96, (6), 1119-1125, tabl.
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Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés HSH ; SANTE ; PSYCHIATRIE ; ENQUETE ; CONDUITE A RISQUE ; ENTRETIEN ; POPULATION GENERALE ; ACTIVITE SEXUELLEThésaurus géographique PAYS-BAS |
Résumé : | OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine whether sexual orientation is related to mental and physical health and health behaviors in the general population. METHODS: Data was derived from a health interview survey that was part of the second Dutch National Survey of General Practice, carried out in 2001 among an all-age random sample of the population. Of the 19685 persons invited to participate, 65% took part in the survey. Sexual orientation was assessed in persons aged 18 years and older and reported by 98.2% of 9684 participants. The respondents' characteristics are comparable with those of the Dutch general population. RESULTS: Gay/lesbian participants reported more acute mental health symptoms than heterosexual people and their general mental health also was poorer. Gay/lesbian people more frequently reported acute physical symptoms and chronic conditions than heterosexual people. Differences in smoking, alcohol use, and drug use were less prominent. CONCLUSIONS: We found that sexual orientation was associated with mental as well as physical health. The causal processes responsible for these differences by sexual orientation need further exploration. (Author' s abstract) |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Refs biblio. : | 70 |
Affiliation : |
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr, Unit 15, New York, NY 10032. Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1301546 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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