ERIC Number: EJ1223689
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 10
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Self-Rated Health and Health Service Use among Bisexual Female Undergraduate Students on Canadian Maritime Campuses
Monaghan, Joelle; Steenbeek, Audrey; Snelgrove-Clarke, Erna; Langille, Donald
Journal of American College Health, v67 n6 p592-601 2019
Objective: To identify predicting factors for self-rated health and use of health services among undergraduate bisexual women in the Maritime Provinces, and improve knowledge on the health needs of this population. Participants: A sample of 357 undergraduate bisexual women who participated in the Maritime Undergraduate Student Sexual Health Services Survey (N = 10, 232) between September and November 2012. Methods: Guided by the Prince Edward Island Conceptual Model for Nursing, a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data was conducted using descriptive statistics and simple/multiple logistic regression models. Results: Logistic regression models revealed that self-rated health was significantly predicted by perceived social support (OR = 1.04), while health service use was significantly predicted by previous experience of forced sex (OR = 0.26). Conclusions: It is hopeful that these findings will support the development of inclusive health strategies that target bisexual women's psychosocial health needs on Maritime university campuses.
Descriptors: Health Services, Sexual Orientation, Undergraduate Students, Public Health, Mental Health, Foreign Countries, Females, Health Needs, LGBTQ People, Campuses, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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