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A Systematic Review of Sexual Minority Women’s Experiences of Health Care in the UK

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  • Catherine Meads

    (Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK)

  • Ros Hunt

    (Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK)

  • Adam Martin

    (Academic Unit of Health Economics, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK)

  • Justin Varney

    (Director of Public Health, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham City Council’10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham B7 4BL, UK)

Abstract

Sexual minority women (SMW) experience worse health and disproportionate behavioural risks to health than heterosexual women. This mixed-methods systematic review evaluated recent studies on health experiences of UK SMW, published 2010–2018. Analysis was through narrative thematic description and synthesis. Identified were 23,103 citations, 26 studies included, of which 22 provided qualitative and nine quantitative results. SMW had worse health experiences that might impact negatively on access, service uptake and health outcomes. Findings highlighted significant barriers facing SMW, including heteronormative assumptions, perceptions and experiences of negative responses to coming out, ignorance and prejudice from healthcare professionals, and barriers to raising concerns or complaints. Little information was available about bisexual and trans women’s issues. Findings highlighted the need for explicit and consistent education for healthcare professionals on SMW issues, and stronger application of non-discrimination policies in clinical settings.

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  • Catherine Meads & Ros Hunt & Adam Martin & Justin Varney, 2019. "A Systematic Review of Sexual Minority Women’s Experiences of Health Care in the UK," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-24, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:17:p:3032-:d:259674
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