The Relationship Between Sexual Minority Verbal Harassment and Utilization of Health Services: Results from Countywide Risk Assessment Survey (CRAS) 2004 |
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Authors: | Laura Hoyt D'Anna Hannah-Hanh D Nguyen Grace L Reynolds Dennis G Fisher Michael Janson Cristy Chen |
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Institution: | 1. California State University , Long Beach , California;2. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services , Office of AIDS Programs and Policy , Los Angeles , California |
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Abstract: | In this article we examine the prevalence of and associations between sexual orientation–based verbal harassment and reported utilization of health services across levels of sexual orientation in a diverse sample of adult recipients of Los Angeles County–funded HIV-related health and social services. Thirty-two percent reported they had experienced verbal harassment, the majority (80.3%) of whom identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). Those who reported being verbally harassed received significantly more services overall than those who were not verbally harassed, and service utilization varied by sexual orientation. These findings inform future efforts to identify and assess social discrimination in health and social service settings. |
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Keywords: | social discrimination sexual minority health discrimination in health care settings verbal harassment |
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