Obstetricians and gynecologists: which characteristics do Israeli lesbians prefer?
| Autor: | Hadar, Amir, Ruth, Gophen, Yifat, Amir Levy, Joseph, Hasson, David, Gordon, Ami, Amit, Foad, Azem |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Physician-Patient Relations Adolescent Attitude of Health Personnel Homosexuality Female Patient Preference Middle Aged Choice Behavior Health Services Accessibility Obstetrics Young Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Sex Factors Gynecology Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Female Clinical Competence Israel Aged Personality |
| Zdroj: | The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research. 41(2) |
| ISSN: | 1447-0756 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to explore lesbians' preferences when choosing obstetricians/gynecologists.This cross-sectional study included 100 lesbian and 100 heterosexual women. A 40-item questionnaire assessed the correlation between a patient's sexual identity and her specific preferences for obstetricians/gynecologists.The top five most important parameters for both groups in choosing obstetricians/gynecologists overlapped greatly. Four of those were experience, ability, knowledge and personality. Only one parameter differed: lesbians ranked 'sexually tolerant' as the third most important characteristic while heterosexuals ranked 'availability' as the fifth most important characteristic. Lesbians rated 'sexual tolerance' significantly higher than heterosexuals (P 0.001). More lesbians (56%) preferred female obstetricians/gynecologists compared to heterosexuals (21%) (P 0.001). When compared to heterosexuals, more lesbians preferred female obstetricians/gynecologists for intimate and non-intimate procedures (P 0.001). But within the lesbian population, a higher percentage of subjects showed a preference for female obstetricians/gynecologists only for intimate procedures. Lesbians used the following to describe their preference for female obstetricians/gynecologists: feeling more comfortable; gentle; sympathetic; patient; more understanding of women's health; better physicians in general; and more sexually tolerant (P 0.001 vs heterosexual). However, when we looked only at the lesbian population, the majority did not exhibit a preference for a female obstetrician/gynecologist for any of these reasons. The main reason given by the 56% of the lesbians who said they prefer female obstetricians/gynecologists was feeling more comfortable.Overwhelmingly lesbians prefer sexually tolerant obstetricians/gynecologists regardless of their gender; however, only a small number of lesbian subjects in this study considered their obstetricians/gynecologists as displaying this characteristic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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