TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dahal,Mona.
TI  - Knowledge and attitude towards sexual and gender minorities among nurses in a tertiary hospital
PY  - 2023///
KW  - Attitude
KW  - Knowledge
KW  - Nurses
KW  - Sexual and Gender Minorities
N1  - Thesis Report
N2  - ABSTRACT:

Background: The umbrella term “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning or queer (LGBTIQ)” is widely used to denote sexual and gender minority individuals. Sexual and gender minorities face significant challenges and are fearful of rejection and marginalization. The discrimination still exists in the health care system regarding the sexual orientation and gender identity because the knowledge about them is insufficient. Therefore, the study was conducted to assess the nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards sexual and gender minorities.  

Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adapted from 2079/04/22 to 2079/05/17 among 234 nurses working in a tertiary hospital. Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital was selected purposively and systematic probability sampling was used to select the nurses. Data was collected by using structured self-administered questionnaire and Likert scale. The data obtained was analyzed by using SPSS version 16 and descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, median and standard deviation and inferential statistics like Chi-square test was used.  

Findings: This study revealed that nearly half (47.1%) of the respondents had good level of knowledge while 52.9% of the respondents had poor level of knowledge. Concerning attitude, almost all (91%) of the respondents had favorable attitude whereas 9% of them had unfavorable attitude towards sexual and gender minorities. There was statistically significant association between level of knowledge and academic qualification of the respondents (p=.003), years of work experience (p=.030) and marital status (p=.025). There was a weak positive relationship (ρ=0.252) between knowledge and attitude (p<.001).  

Conclusion: Nurses had favorable attitude towards sexual and gender minorities, but they had poor knowledge related to sexual and gender minorities. The provision of imparting information regarding Sexual and Gender Minorities would be beneficial for nurses.  

Keywords: Attitude, Knowledge, Nurses, Sexual and Gender Minorities
ER  -