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dc.contributor.authorChapman, Rose
dc.contributor.authorWatkins, Rochelle
dc.contributor.authorZappia, Tess
dc.contributor.authorNicol, P.
dc.contributor.authorShields, Linda
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:58:41Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:58:41Z
dc.date.created2011-11-18T01:21:20Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationChapman, Rose and Watkins, Rochelle and Zappia, Tess and Nicol, Pam and Shields, Linda. 2011. Nursing and medical students’ attitude, knowledge and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children. Journal of Clinical Nursing.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27380
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03892.x
dc.description.abstract

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.

dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
dc.subjectlesbian
dc.subjectstudents
dc.subjectmedical
dc.subjectgay
dc.subjectbisexual and transgender families
dc.subjecthomosexual
dc.subjectnursing
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.titleNursing and medical students’ attitude, knowledge and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage8
dcterms.source.issn0962 1067
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Clinical Nursing
curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
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