A systematic review of the prevalence of lifetime experience with 'conversion' practices among sexual and gender minority populations.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Conversion practices (CPs) refer to organized attempts to deter people from adopting or expressing non-heterosexual identities or gender identities that differ from their gender/sex assigned at birth. Numerous jurisdictions have contemplated or enacted legislative CP bans in recent years. Syntheses of CP prevalence are needed to inform further public health policy and action.

Objectives

To conduct a systematic review describing CP prevalence estimates internationally and exploring heterogeneity across country and socially relevant subgroups.

Methods

We performed literature searches in eight databases (Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, Social Work Abstracts, CINAHL, Web of Science, LGBTQ+ Source, and Proquest Dissertations) and included studies from all jurisdiction

SUBMITTER: Salway T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10550144 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature