Relationship between sociodemographics, healthcare providers' competence and healthcare access among two-spirit, gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have sex with men in Manitoba: results from a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little is known about barriers to healthcare access for two-spirit, gay, bisexual and queer (2SGBQ+) men in Manitoba.

Design

Data were drawn from a community-based, cross-sectional survey designed to examine health and healthcare access among 2SGBQ+ men.

Setting

Community-based cross-sectional study in Manitoba, Canada.

Participants

Community-based sample of 368 2SGBQ+ men.

Outcomes

Logistic regression analyses assessed the relationship between sociodemographics, healthcare discrimination, perceived healthcare providers' 2SGBQ+ competence/knowledge and two indicators of healthcare access (analytic outcome variables): (1) having a regular healthcare provider and (2) having had a healthcare visit in the past 12 months.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Souleymanov R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804644 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature