Authors :
Carolyne Mbeneka; Alice Munene; Abraham Waithima
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 4 - April
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Abstract :
The sexual and gender minority (SGM)
individuals are those who identify themselves as lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender or queer and others such as
intersex, asexual, pansexual, and nonbinary (LGBTQ+).
Recent survey shows that this population are vulnerable
to exhibit higher incidence of mental health conditions
such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as opposed
to non-LGBTQ+ colleagues (Kassing, Casanova, Griffin,
Wood, & Stepleman, 2021). Therefore, this current
cross-sectional survey sought to estimate the proportion
of PTSD and its severity among the sexual and gender
minority individuals from selected support groups in
Kenya. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist
(PCL-5) was used to collect data from the sample size of
148 participants using purposive sampling technique.
Results from the survey showed 66.9% general
prevalence of PTSD and that severity of PTSD was
found to be dominant among participants aged 18-23
years at 35.8%, female SGM individuals at 47.3%, the
unemployed participants at 41.2%, the singles at 45.9%
and among the lesbian participants at 45.9%. This
current study concluded that the magnitude of
psychiatric conditions such as PTSD among LGBTQ+
individuals was high, hence, mental health service
providers working among the LGBTQ+ individuals
might consider paying more attention to evaluate PTSD
symptoms to provide holistic care to this population
Keywords :
Prevalence, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Sexual And Gender Minority (SGM), LGBTQ+.
The sexual and gender minority (SGM)
individuals are those who identify themselves as lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender or queer and others such as
intersex, asexual, pansexual, and nonbinary (LGBTQ+).
Recent survey shows that this population are vulnerable
to exhibit higher incidence of mental health conditions
such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as opposed
to non-LGBTQ+ colleagues (Kassing, Casanova, Griffin,
Wood, & Stepleman, 2021). Therefore, this current
cross-sectional survey sought to estimate the proportion
of PTSD and its severity among the sexual and gender
minority individuals from selected support groups in
Kenya. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist
(PCL-5) was used to collect data from the sample size of
148 participants using purposive sampling technique.
Results from the survey showed 66.9% general
prevalence of PTSD and that severity of PTSD was
found to be dominant among participants aged 18-23
years at 35.8%, female SGM individuals at 47.3%, the
unemployed participants at 41.2%, the singles at 45.9%
and among the lesbian participants at 45.9%. This
current study concluded that the magnitude of
psychiatric conditions such as PTSD among LGBTQ+
individuals was high, hence, mental health service
providers working among the LGBTQ+ individuals
might consider paying more attention to evaluate PTSD
symptoms to provide holistic care to this population
Keywords :
Prevalence, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Sexual And Gender Minority (SGM), LGBTQ+.
