Depression status and its influencing factors of lesbians in China

WANG Li-yin; DING Chang-mian; GUO Meng-lan; WEI Li-qing; XIAO Chen-chang; YAN Hong; LI Shi-yue

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.12.006

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WANG Li-yin, DING Chang-mian, GUO Meng-lan, WEI Li-qing, XIAO Chen-chang, YAN Hong, LI Shi-yue. Depression status and its influencing factors of lesbians in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2021, 25(12): 1393-1397. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.12.006

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WANG Li-yin, DING Chang-mian, GUO Meng-lan, WEI Li-qing, XIAO Chen-chang, YAN Hong, LI Shi-yue. Depression status and its influencing factors of lesbians in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2021, 25(12): 1393-1397. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.12.006

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Depression status and its influencing factors of lesbians in China

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.12.006

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Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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Medical Records Management Department, People' s Hospital of Dehong District, Mangshi 678400, China
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Department of Medicine, City College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430083, China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 81673196

Received Date: 2020-08-04
Rev Recd Date: 2020-11-10

Available Online: 2021-12-27

Publish Date: 2021-12-10

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Objective To investigate the depression status of lesbians in China, and to explore the related factors of depressive symptoms, so as to provide suggestions for better health management for lesbians. Methods An online questionnaire survey was conducted among lesbians from July 1, 2018 to December 30, 2018. The distribution of lesbian depression was described. Chi-square test and two independent samples T test were used for univariate analysis. Logistic regression analysis model was performed to analyze the factors influencing depressive symptoms. Results 56.1% of lesbians had symptoms of depression. The results of the research showed that lesbians who lived with female friends (OR=0.399, 95% CI: 0.182-0.872, P=0.021), had a higher level of social support (OR=0.953, 95% CI: 0.926-0.980, P=0.001) and mental resilience (OR=0.934, 95% CI: 0.895-0.975, P=0.002) were less likely to get depressed. However, lesbians from ethnic minorities (OR=5.849, 95% CI: 1.474-23.206, P=0.012) were more likely to suffer from depression compared with Chinese Han lesbians. Adverse childhood experiences (OR=1.317, 95% CI: 1.065-1.628, P=0.011) were risk factors of depression. Conclusions The incidence of depressive symptoms is high among lesbians in China, and attention should be paid to the psychological health status of sexual minorities. The positive effects of social support needs to be taken seriously to promote their mental health.
- Lesbian,
- Depression,
- Influencing factors

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