Primary sources of health care among LGBTQ+ veterans: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the primary source of health care between veterans with lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and similar identities (LGBTQ+) and non-LGBTQ+ veterans.

Data sources and study setting

Veterans (N = 20,497) from 17 states who completed the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2016 to 2020, including the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Health Care Access modules.

Study design

We used survey-weighted multiple logistic regression to estimate average marginal effects of the prevalence of utilization of Veteran's Health Administration (VHA)/military health care reported between LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ veterans. Prevalence estimates were adjusted for age group, sex, race and ethnicity, marital status, educational attainment, empl

SUBMITTER: Hahn H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012229 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature