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The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement: A systematic review with meta-analysis

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  • Elzenir Pereira de Oliveira Almeida
  • Modesto Leite Rolim Neto

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Background: To identify, through the conscientious, explicit and judicious use, the evidence about health behaviors and situations included in the decision making on individuals belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group in the context of ethnic disparities and sexual minorities. Methods: A systematic review with meta-analysis meta-synthesis from searches in electronic databases SCOPUS and Virtual Health Library (VHL), portal that hosts databases such as MEDLINE, using the following descriptors MeSH (Medical Subject Headings): ‘Sexual Minorities’, ‘Health’, ‘African Continental Ancestry Group’ and ‘Brazil’. To achieve safe and reproducible research, the authors decided to gather the descriptors using Boolean operators AND and OR, in the following manner: in the VHL, Sexual Minorities AND Health AND African Continental Ancestry Group OR Brazil; in SCOPUS, Sexual Minorities AND Health AND African Continental Ancestry Group. The selection of articles occurred in two stages. Results: Of the 52 results found, this study included 14 articles, according to the stages of screening and eligibility criteria. The research carried out proved to be scarce when related to Brazil, so that the review was constructed from studies carried out in international environment. Conclusion: The scarcity of studies in this area suggested lack of knowledge on the health profiles of the LGBT Afro Population. The individualized attention proved to be insufficient and reveals the need for training health professionals aware of the aspects and health care for this population, with a view to implementing integral health policies that already exist.

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  • Elzenir Pereira de Oliveira Almeida & Modesto Leite Rolim Neto, 2020. "The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement: A systematic review with meta-analysis," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 66(2), pages 198-209, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:66:y:2020:i:2:p:198-209
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764019882966
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