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Knowledge & Perception of Medical Students Towards The LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) Patients & Their Rights: A Cross Sectional Study


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1 Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, Durg (CG), India
2 Prof & Head, Department Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Kachandur, Durg (CG), India
3 Associate Professor, Physiology, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, Durg(CG), India
     

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Diversity is a part of our everyday lives. Having good attitudes towards LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender) individuals is one of the ways of accepting and respecting human diversity. In this way, the quality of offered services will be same for all the people. Attitudes of medical professionals towards homosexuals can influence their willingness to provide these individuals with medical help. The study evaluates the medical students’ knowledge about homosexuality and their attitudes towards it. The sample consisted of 200 participants (104 from second year & 96 from first year) who anonymously completed the preformed questionnaire. The study showed that the second year students have more knowledge than the first year students. Degree of knowledge had significant predictive effect on attitudes in the analyzed predictive model & is important tool in shaping the attitudes towards LGBT patients and reducing stigmatization.

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Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders, attitude
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  • Knowledge & Perception of Medical Students Towards The LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) Patients & Their Rights: A Cross Sectional Study

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Authors

Ninad Nagrale
Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, Durg (CG), India
Pawan Wankhade
Prof & Head, Department Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Kachandur, Durg (CG), India
Bhupendra Gathe
Associate Professor, Physiology, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, Durg(CG), India
A.P. Dongre
Prof & Head, Department Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Kachandur, Durg (CG), India

Abstract


Diversity is a part of our everyday lives. Having good attitudes towards LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender) individuals is one of the ways of accepting and respecting human diversity. In this way, the quality of offered services will be same for all the people. Attitudes of medical professionals towards homosexuals can influence their willingness to provide these individuals with medical help. The study evaluates the medical students’ knowledge about homosexuality and their attitudes towards it. The sample consisted of 200 participants (104 from second year & 96 from first year) who anonymously completed the preformed questionnaire. The study showed that the second year students have more knowledge than the first year students. Degree of knowledge had significant predictive effect on attitudes in the analyzed predictive model & is important tool in shaping the attitudes towards LGBT patients and reducing stigmatization.

Keywords


Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders, attitude



DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/v20%2Fi1%2F2020%2Fmlu%2F194289