Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Conditions
Keywords
LGBT, attitude, knowledge, practice behaviour, self confidence
Brief summary
Obstetrics and Gynecology residents and experts' knowledge of, attitudes toward, practice behaviors, and self-confidence levels of caring for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LBT+) patients in Turkey; A descriptive-cross sectional study
Detailed description
There are various studies about LGBT people's problems while utilizing healthcare services and interactions with physicians in Turkey and other countries. There is a lack in the curriculum for obstetricians and gynecologists regarding LGBT individuals' healthcare problems. In this study, we tried to evaluate obstetrics and gynecology residents/experts' knowledge level about LGBT individuals, attitudes toward these sexual minority individuals in their clinical practices, practice behaviors and experience levels about this condition, and their confidence level about caring for sexual minority individuals by performing cross-sectional study using online survey platform.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALObstetrics and Gynecology residents and experts'
Obstetrics and Gynecology residents and experts' knowledge of, attitudes toward, practice behaviors, and self-confidence levels of caring for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LBT+) patients in Turkey (Istanbul)
Sponsors
Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* work actively as an Obstetrician and Gynecologist in Istanbul/Turkey
Exclusion criteria
* retired clinicians * LGBT individuals working as Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Obstetrics and Gynecology residents and experts' knowledge of, attitudes toward, practice behaviors, and self-confidence levels of caring for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LBT+) patients | Time Frame: 2 months | self produced questionnares evaluating Obstetricians and Gynecologists knowledge,self confidence,practice behaviour and attitude toward LGBT individuals |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed