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Table 1 Demographic characteristics (N = 542)

From: Perceived attitudes toward LGBTQ + physicians among individuals with psychiatric illness in the religiously diverse Southern Region of Thailand: a multihospital-based survey

Demographic characteristics

Number (%)

Sex

 Male

191 (35.2)

 Female

350 (64.6)

 No answer

1 (0.2)

Gender

 Male

185 (34.1)

 Female

340 (62.7)

 Other

16 (3.0)

 No answer

1 (0.2)

Matched sex and gender

 Male

182 (33.6)

 Female

338 (62.4)

 Mismatch

21 (3.9)

 No answer

1 (0.2)

Marital status

 Single

307 (56.6)

 Married

197 (36.3)

 Divorced/widowed/separated

35 (6.5)

 No answer

3 (0.6)

Religion

 Buddhism

338 (62.4)

 Islam

159 (29.3)

 Christianity/other

45 (8.3)

Level of education

 Primary school or below

53 (9.8)

 Secondary school

47 (8.7)

 High school/diploma

177 (32.7)

 Bachelor’s degree or above

261 (48.2)

 No answer

4 (0.7)

Occupation

 Government officer/state enterprise employee/ company employee

139 (25.6)

 Self-employed/merchant/personal business owner/ agriculture

216 (39.9)

 Student

92 (17.0)

 Unemployed

93 (17.2)

 No answer

2 (0.4)

Diagnosis

 Depression

251 (46.3)

 Anxiety/GAD

110 (20.3)

 Panic disorder

39 (7.2)

 Bipolar disorder

37 (6.8)

 Schizophrenia

27 (5.0)

 Substance use

20 (3.7)

 Other

58 (10.7)

Presence of LGBTQ + close relatives/friends

 Yes

262 (48.3)

 No

277 (51.1)

 No answer

3 (0.6)

Prior experience of medical examination by an LGBTQ + physician

 Yes

196 (36.2)

 No

342 (63.1)

 No answer

4 (0.7)

Patient-doctor relationship

 Poor

5 (0.9)

 Moderate

136 (25.1)

 Good

401 (74.0)