LGBTQ College student health and wellbeing at the onset of the pandemic: additional evidence and lessons learned from COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has killed more than six million people and disrupted health care systems globally. In the United States alone, more than one million people have died from COVID-19 infections. At the start of the pandemic, nearly all aspects of our lives paused to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Many institutions of higher education transitioned to remote learning and enacted social distancing measures. This study examined the health needs and vulnerabilities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) college students at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Methods

We fielded a rapid-response online survey between April and June of 2020. We recruited 578 LGBTQ-identifying college stud

SUBMITTER: Gonzales G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214329 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature