Sexual minorities in England have poorer health and worse health care experiences: a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The health and healthcare of sexual minorities have recently been identified as priorities for health research and policy.

Objective

To compare the health and healthcare experiences of sexual minorities with heterosexual people of the same gender, adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

Design

Multivariate analyses of observational data from the 2009/2010 English General Practice Patient Survey.

Participants

The survey was mailed to 5.56 million randomly sampled adults registered with a National Health Service general practice (representing 99 % of England's adult population). In all, 2,169,718 people responded (39 % response rate), including 27,497 people who described themselves as gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Main measures

SUBMITTER: Elliott MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4284269 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature