@article{ref1,
title="Discrimination and mental health in the minority sexual population: cross-sectional analysis of the first Peruvian virtual survey",
journal="PLoS one",
year="2022",
author="Soriano-Moreno, David R. and Saldaña-Cabanillas, David and Vasquez-Yeng, Luigy and Valencia-Huamani, Javier Antonio and Alave-Rosas, Jorge Luis and Soriano, Anderson N.",
volume="17",
number="6",
pages="e0268755-e0268755",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study sought to evaluate the association between discrimination and having mental health problems in the past 12 months in the sexual minority population in Peru. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a secondary database corresponding to the first LGBTI survey in Peru in 2017. We included adults who self-identified their sexual orientation as gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or asexual/others. Both the exposure and dependent variables were self-reported by the participants. Multivariable Poisson regression was used to determine the association by calculating adjusted prevalence ratios (APR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). <br><br>RESULTS: Out of 9760 respondents, more than two-thirds of the participants reported having been discriminated against or having experienced violence at some time in their lives (70.3%) and one-fourth reported having mental health problems (23.8%). In the multivariable regression model, the prevalence of mental health problems in the last 12 months was 72% higher for the group of individuals who experienced discrimination when compared with the group that did not experience discrimination (APR = 1.72, 95% CI 1.57-1.88). The association was stronger among who self-identified lesbians (APR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.65-2.64). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The prevalence of mental health problems and discrimination was high in this population. In addition, we found a statistically significant association between discrimination and the occurrence of mental health problems in the last 12 months.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1932-6203",
doi="10.1371/journal.pone.0268755",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268755"
}