Evidências sobre atitudes de estudantes e profissionais de saúde relacionadas às pessoas LGBT

Abstract

The article studies the knowledge produced about the attitudes of students and health professionals related to LGBT people. Objective: To seek evidence on the attitudes of students and health professionals related to LGBT people; Identify elements that evidence discrimination against LGBT people; Verify elements of health care provided to LGBT people. Method: The method of integrative revision of the literature was followed using a validated protocol. The search was done in the CAPES Journal Portal by accessing the databases LILACS, MEDLINE, CINHAL, Web of Science and PubMed, restricted to the period between 2013 and 2018, using keywords and descriptors in various combinations, the which was a sample with 08 references. The thematic-categorial content analysis technique was used. Results: Evidence reveals negative attitudes of students and professionals toward LGBT people with marked elements of discrimination and neglect in the care given to these people. Conclusions: It is considered that the literature on the subject has advanced, however, with the need to expand the evidence more contextualized to the Brazilian scenario. It was noted that the discrimination is the tonic of the attitudes of students and health professionals towards LGBT people and it was verified the presence of elements related to access, which make it difficult for people to attend health services, as well as the emergence of extensive studies about sexuality in the field of health education