Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS aR0xa317. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We used data from the National Health Interview Survey to compare health care access among individuals involved in same-sex versus opposite-sex relationships. Methods. We conducted descriptive and logistic regression analyses from pooled data on 614 individuals in same-sex relationships and 93418 individuals in opposite-sex relationships. Results. Women in same-sex relationships (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=0.60 ; 95% confidence interval [Cl]=0.39,0.92) were significantly less likely than women in opposite-sex relationships to have health insurance coverage, to have seen a medical provider in the previous 12 months (OR=0.66 ; 95% Cl=0.46,0.95), and to have a usual source of health care (OR=0.50 ; 95% Cl=0.35,0.71) ; they were more likely to have unmet medical needs as a result of cost issues (OR=1.85 ; 95% Cl=1.16,2.96). In contrast, health care access among men in same-sex relationships was equivalent to or greater than that among men in opposite-sex relationships. Conclusions. In this study involving a nationwide probability sample, we found some important differences in access to health care between individuals in same-sex and opposite-sex relationships, particularly women.
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