Using Routine Data to Improve Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
Catherine L Saunders
Abstract:The collection of sexual orientation in routine data, generated either from contacts with health services or in infrastructure data resources designed and collected for policy and research, has improved substantially in the United Kingdom in the last decade. Inclusive measures of gender and transgender status are now also beginning to be collected. This viewpoint considers current data collections, and their strengths and limitations, including accessing data, sample size, measures of sexual orientation and ge… Show more
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