The effects of educational curricula and training on LGBT-specific health issues for healthcare students and professionals: A mixed-method systematic review: A

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Sekoni, Adekemi Oluwayemisi ^a   Gale, Nicola K ^b   Manga Atangana, Bibiane ^b   Bhadhuri, Arjun ^b   Jolly, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

education; healthcare professionals; healthcare students; LGBT health; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STUDENT; HUMAN; LGBT PEOPLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY; STUDENT; TRANSGENDER;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES; STUDENTS; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 85037563806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.20.1.21624     Document Type: Article

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