LGBTQ+ Rural Health Inequities

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Rural Western Victoria lacks dedicated primary healthcare services for LGBTQ+ young people and their families. — The Safer Spaces Project: a whole of community systems approach to co-designing and implementing a ‘Safer Spaces’ model of primary healthcare for LGBTQ+ young people in Western Victoria – a protocol for a mixed-methods study
• LGBTQ+ young people in rural Australia experience worse health outcomes than both urban LGBTQ+ peers and rural non-LGBTQ+ counterparts. — The Safer Spaces Project: a whole of community systems approach to co-designing and implementing a ‘Safer Spaces’ model of primary healthcare for LGBTQ+ young people in Western Victoria – a protocol for a mixed-methods study
• Barriers to health equity include healthcare discrimination, stigma, and lack of tailored services. — The Safer Spaces Project: a whole of community systems approach to co-designing and implementing a ‘Safer Spaces’ model of primary healthcare for LGBTQ+ young people in Western Victoria – a protocol for a mixed-methods study
• Rural LGBTQ+ populations in Australian literature show elevated rates of chronic diseases, mental health problems, substance use, violence, and poorer dental health. — The Safer Spaces Project: a whole of community systems approach to co-designing and implementing a ‘Safer Spaces’ model of primary healthcare for LGBTQ+ young people in Western Victoria – a protocol for a mixed-methods study
• More than one-third of rural or remote LGBTQ+ respondents in the Private Lives 3 Survey rated their health as poor or fair. — The Safer Spaces Project: a whole of community systems approach to co-designing and implementing a ‘Safer Spaces’ model of primary healthcare for LGBTQ+ young people in Western Victoria – a protocol for a mixed-methods study