Evidence Exchange of LGB&T Statistics
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Nearly 2 in 5 LGB women have at some point been told that LGB women do not require a cervical screening test because of their sexual orientation
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
1 in 7 LGB women have been actively refused or discouraged from having a cervical screening test by a healthcare professional because of their sexual orientation
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Over a third of LGB women who have failed to respond to a cervical screen test invitation at some point, consider LGB women to be less at risk of cervical cancer than heterosexual women
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Over half of LGB women have failed to respond to an invitation for a cervical screening test at some point
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Over half of LGB women have either never had a cervical screen test, or not had one within the recommended timescale for their age group
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Less than half of LGB women accessed a cervical screen test within the recommended timescale for their age group
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Nearly three quarters of LGB women aged between 50-64 had accessed a screen test within the last 5 years, as recommended by the national screening programme
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Less than half the LGB women surveyed who were aged between 25-49 had accessed a screen test within the last 3 years, as recommended by the national screening programme
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
7 in 10 LGB women indicated that they had accessed a screening test within the last 5 years
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
A fifth of LGB women indicated that they had never been for a cervical screening test
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
8 in 10 LGB women indicated that they had at sometime in their life attended for a cervical screening test
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Only 1% of LGB women considered LGB women to be more at risk of cervical cancer than heterosexual women
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Cancer, Other
Over a fifth of LGB women aged between 25-64 (eligible age for cervical screening) who felt that they were at less risk of cervical cancer than heterosexual women believed LGB women did not need a screen test
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
A third of LGB women aged between 25-64 (eligible age for cervical screening) who felt LGB women were less at risk of cervical cancer than heterosexual women had never had a screening test
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
7 in 10 LGB women aged between 25-64 (eligible age for cervical screening) who felt LGB women were less at risk of cervical cancer than heterosexual women failed to respond to a screening invitation
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Over half the LGB women who felt LGB women were less at risk of cervical cancer than heterosexual women had been told a screen test was not necessary
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
93% of the LGB women who thought that they were at less risk of cervical cancer than heterosexual women were aged 25-64 (the eligible age for cervical screening)
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Cancer, Other
A quarter of LGB respondents were influenced to join the Civil Service to some extent due to their belief that it was an LGB&T friendly employer.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
Over a third of LGB women who considered LGB women to be at equal risk of cervical cancer as heterosexual women, hadn't responded to a screening invitation
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Over a quarter of LGB women who think LGB women are at equal risk of cervical cancer as heterosexual women, had been told a screening test was not necessary
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer