213030 Identifying sexual minority women in prevention research

Monday, November 9, 2009: 9:00 AM

Randall L. Sell, ScD , Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Thousands of prevention research studies are conducted every year in the United States. Few of these studies recognize the participation of sexual minority women who often remain invisible. Measures that have been used to identify sexual minority women in prevention research studies will be reviewed, as will a new measure that may be used to identify sexual minority women in research studies. Studies in which sexual orientation measures should be included will be discussed. Finally, the presenter will facilitate a discussion about barriers to collecting sexual orientation data in prevention research studies.

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the measures that have been used to identify sexual minority women in prevention research studies; 2. Discuss a new measure of sexual orientation that may be used to identity sexual minority women in research studies; 3. Describe specific examples of studies in which sexual orientation measures should be added; and 4. Discuss barriers to collecting sexual orientation data in prevention research studies.

Keywords: Lesbian, Research

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an Associate Professor who has an interest and research experience in research efforts concerning sexual minority women.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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