| Nursing and medical students' attitude, knowledge and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children. | |
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PMID: 22008095 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background. Little research has been conducted to investigate students' attitudes, knowledge and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children. Design. Descriptive, comparative study. Validated scales were used to assess students' attitudes, knowledge and beliefs and gay affirmative practice. Three open ended questions assessed beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents accessing health care for their children. Method. Nursing and medical students completed questionnaires about attitudes to homosexuality. Associations between variables were assessed using chi-square tests of independence, and differences between nursing and medical student groups were assessed using the Mann-Whitney U-test or the Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance test. Responses to the open ended questions were evaluated, coded and described. Results. Knowledge and attitudes about homosexuality were significantly associated with students' race, political voting behaviour, religious beliefs and having a friend who is openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Conclusions. It is important to develop strategies to address the existence of prejudicial attitudes among student health professionals and prevent discriminatory practices towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents when seeking health care for their children. Relevance to clinical practice. Educators can develop programs that provide students with knowledge and skills to ensure lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families receive effective health care when they access services for their children. |
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Rose Chapman; Rochelle Watkins; Tess Zappia; Pam Nicol; Linda Shields |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-18 |
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Title: Journal of clinical nursing Volume: - ISSN: 1365-2702 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9207302 Medline TA: J Clin Nurs Country: - |
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© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
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Authors: Rose Chapman, MSc, PhD, RN, Senior Lecturer and Director of Practice Education, Curtin University and Director of Research - Nursing, Joondalup Health Campus; Rochelle Watkins, BSc, PhD, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University; Tess Zappia, BN, Cert Family and Community Health, Research Nurse, Curtin University; Pam Nicol, MPH, RN, Medical Educator and Associate Professor, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Western Australia; Linda Shields, PhD, FRCNA, Professor of Paediatric and Child Health Nursing, Curtin University and Child and Adolescent Health Service, Perth, WA and Honorary Professor, Medical School, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. |
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