Attitude towards people with same gender attraction among Medical students: A cross-sectional study in Southern part of India

Western countries have found that Medical students have a prejudice and negative attitude towards people with same gender attraction. There is a dearth of literature on people with same gender attraction in Indian context. The objective of the study was to assess the attitude towards people with sam...

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Published in:International journal of social psychiatry 2023-05, Vol.69 (3), p.700-704
Main Authors: YR, Niranjan, Sutrave, Ritesh, Hegde, Soumya G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude
Attitudes
Cross-Sectional Studies
Gender
Humans
Informed consent
Marital status
Medical students
Prejudice
Students, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Western countries have found that Medical students have a prejudice and negative attitude towards people with same gender attraction. There is a dearth of literature on people with same gender attraction in Indian context. The objective of the study was to assess the attitude towards people with same gender attraction and to find out the predictors of attitude towards the same. A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students across Mangalore, India with a sample size of 672. After informed consent, data was collected and analysed. The study found that medical students had a neutral stance/less positive on people with same gender attraction. Gender and Marital status emerged as predictors of attitude towards people with same gender attraction.
ISSN:0020-7640
1741-2854
DOI:10.1177/00207640221133942