Research Funded by the National Institutes of Health on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations
Research Funded by the National Institutes of Health on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2013.301501
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发表时间：
2014-02-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Scout
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作者：
Coulter, Robert W. S.;Kenst, Karey S.;Scout
目标.我们检查了美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）资助的研究的比例，重点是女同性恋，男同性恋，双性恋和变性人（LGBT）人群，沿着调查健康话题。我们使用NIH Reporter系统搜索1989年至2011年NIH资助的研究中与LGBT相关的术语。我们对LGBT纳入、研究的亚群、健康焦点以及研究是否涉及干预的摘要进行了编码。NIH资助了628项关于LGBT健康的研究。排除艾滋病毒/艾滋病和其他性健康问题的项目，只有0.1%（n = 113）的所有NIH资助的研究涉及LGBT健康。在LGBT相关项目中，86.1%研究性少数男性，13.5%研究性少数女性，6.8%研究跨性别人群。总体而言，79.1%的LGBT相关项目侧重于艾滋病毒/艾滋病，而涉及非法药物使用（30.9%）、心理健康（23.2%）、其他性健康问题（16.4%）和酒精使用（12.9%）的项目则少得多。只有202项研究审查了LGBT健康相关干预措施。随着时间的推移，每年与LGBT相关的项目数量都在增加。缺乏NIH资助的关于LGBT健康的研究导致了健康不平等的持续存在。在这里，我们建议NIH刺激LGBT相关研究的方法。
Objectives. We examined the proportion of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations, along with investigated health topics.Methods. We used the NIH RePORTER system to search for LGBT-related terms in NIH-funded research from 1989 through 2011. We coded abstracts for LGBT inclusion, subpopulations studied, health foci, and whether studies involved interventions.Results. NIH funded 628 studies concerning LGBT health. Excluding projects about HIV/AIDS and other sexual health matters, only 0.1% (n = 113) of all NIH-funded studies concerned LGBT health. Among the LGBT-related projects, 86.1% studied sexual minority men, 13.5% studied sexual minority women, and 6.8% studied transgender populations. Overall, 79.1% of LGBT-related projects focused on HIV/AIDS and substantially fewer on illicit drug use (30.9%), mental health (23.2%), other sexual health matters (16.4%), and alcohol use (12.9%). Only 202 studies examined LGBT health-related interventions. Over time, the number of LGBT-related projects per year increased.Conclusions. The lack of NIH-funded research about LGBT health contributes to the perpetuation of health inequities. Here we recommend ways for NIH to stimulate LGBT-related research.