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Sexual orientation and mental and physical health status: findings from a Dutch population survey (2006)
(Orientation sexuelle et statut de santé mentale et physique : résultats d'une enquête en population néerlandaise)
Auteur(s) :
SANDFORT, T. G. ;
BAKKER, F. ;
SCHELLEVIS, F. G. ;
VANWESENBEECK, I.
Année :
2006
Page(s) :
1119-1125
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
70
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HSH
;
SANTE
;
PSYCHIATRIE
;
ENQUETE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
ENTRETIEN
;
POPULATION GENERALE
;
ACTIVITE SEXUELLE
Thésaurus géographique
PAYS-BAS
Note générale :
American Journal of Public Health, 2006, 96, (6), 1119-1125, tabl.
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)
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.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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