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Article: The Holistic Health Status of Chinese Homosexual and Bisexual Adults: A Scoping Review
Title | The Holistic Health Status of Chinese Homosexual and Bisexual Adults: A Scoping Review |
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Keywords | bisexual Chinese health homosexual men who have men with men |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.frontiersin.org/Public_Health |
Citation | Frontiers in Public Health, 2021, v. 9, p. article no. 710575 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Background: Same-sex marriage is currently not legalized in China, despite the considerably large number of homosexual and bisexual Chinese populations. At the same time, their holistic health status remains unclear. This is the first scoping review conducted to comprehensively examine all the available literature and map existing evidence on the holistic health of homosexual and bisexual Chinese. Methods: This scoping review used the framework of Arksey and O'Malley and followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). A comprehensive search strategy was carried out across 20 English (EN) and Chinese (both traditional and simplified) electronic databases from January 1, 2001, to May 31, 2020. Two reviewers conducted the reference screening and study selection independently and consulted a third senior reviewer whenever a consensus must be achieved. Data extraction was conducted using a structured data form based on the Cochrane template, after which a narrative synthesis of the findings was performed. Results: A total of 2,879 references were included in the final analysis, with 2,478 research articles, 167 reviews, and 234 theses. Regarding the study populations, the vast majority of studies centered on men only (96.46%), especially men who have sex with men (MSM). Only 1.32% of the studies targeted female sexual minorities. The geographical distribution of all research sites was uneven, with most of them being conducted in mainland China (95.96%), followed by Hong Kong (2.05%), Taiwan (2.02%), and Macau (0.06%). Regarding the specific study focus in terms of the health domain, around half of the studies (45.93%) focused on sexual health only, and an additional quarter of the studies (24.15%) investigated both sexual health and social well-being. Meanwhile, the studies focusing on mental health only accounted for approximately 15% of the total. Conclusions: This scoping review revealed that previous research focused more on male than female sexual minorities, on disease-centered surveys than person-centered interventions, and investigations on negative health conditions than positive health promotion. Therefore, investigations centered on the female sexual minorities and corresponding person-centered interventions are highly needed. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/302413 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.895 |
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dc.contributor.author | WU, C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Choi, EPH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chau, PH | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-06T03:31:55Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-06T03:31:55Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Frontiers in Public Health, 2021, v. 9, p. article no. 710575 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2296-2565 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/302413 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Same-sex marriage is currently not legalized in China, despite the considerably large number of homosexual and bisexual Chinese populations. At the same time, their holistic health status remains unclear. This is the first scoping review conducted to comprehensively examine all the available literature and map existing evidence on the holistic health of homosexual and bisexual Chinese. Methods: This scoping review used the framework of Arksey and O'Malley and followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). A comprehensive search strategy was carried out across 20 English (EN) and Chinese (both traditional and simplified) electronic databases from January 1, 2001, to May 31, 2020. Two reviewers conducted the reference screening and study selection independently and consulted a third senior reviewer whenever a consensus must be achieved. Data extraction was conducted using a structured data form based on the Cochrane template, after which a narrative synthesis of the findings was performed. Results: A total of 2,879 references were included in the final analysis, with 2,478 research articles, 167 reviews, and 234 theses. Regarding the study populations, the vast majority of studies centered on men only (96.46%), especially men who have sex with men (MSM). Only 1.32% of the studies targeted female sexual minorities. The geographical distribution of all research sites was uneven, with most of them being conducted in mainland China (95.96%), followed by Hong Kong (2.05%), Taiwan (2.02%), and Macau (0.06%). Regarding the specific study focus in terms of the health domain, around half of the studies (45.93%) focused on sexual health only, and an additional quarter of the studies (24.15%) investigated both sexual health and social well-being. Meanwhile, the studies focusing on mental health only accounted for approximately 15% of the total. Conclusions: This scoping review revealed that previous research focused more on male than female sexual minorities, on disease-centered surveys than person-centered interventions, and investigations on negative health conditions than positive health promotion. Therefore, investigations centered on the female sexual minorities and corresponding person-centered interventions are highly needed. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.frontiersin.org/Public_Health | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Public Health | - |
dc.rights | This Document is Protected by copyright and was first published by Frontiers. All rights reserved. It is reproduced with permission. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | bisexual | - |
dc.subject | Chinese | - |
dc.subject | health | - |
dc.subject | homosexual | - |
dc.subject | men who have men with men | - |
dc.title | The Holistic Health Status of Chinese Homosexual and Bisexual Adults: A Scoping Review | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Choi, EPH: ephchoi@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chau, PH: phpchau@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Choi, EPH=rp02329 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chau, PH=rp00574 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpubh.2021.710575 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85114718374 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 324658 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 9 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 710575 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 710575 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:001027389500001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Switzerland | - |