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The questionnaires utilized were: 1) a demographic information questionnaire, 2) a questionnaire regarding attitudes toward LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians, 3) a questionnaire evaluating individuals\u2019 attitudes toward LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians while receiving medical attention, and 4) a patient-doctor relationship questionnaire. All data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the factors associated with perceived attitudes toward LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank sum test, the Kruskal\u2013Wallis test, and linear regressions. The analyses were conducted using the R Foundation for Statistical Computing software, version 4.3.1. Statistical significance was defined as a <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value of less than 0.05.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Among our 542 participants, the mean age was 36.3\u2009\u00b1\u200914.1\u00a0years. The majority were female (64.6%), Buddhist (62.4%), and diagnosed with depression (46.3%). Approximately three-quarters showed a good doctor-patient relationship (74.0%). The median (IQR) score of the perceived attitudes toward LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians was 75 (66, 88). Predominantly, the LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians were perceived as normal (76.3%) and being a viable part of society (88.7%). Moreover, our participants disagreed with the view that being an LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physician was a sin (70.6%) or immoral (68.2%). They felt comfortable during history taking (79.0%), physical examination not involving private parts of the body (72.5%), and management for both medical (78.4%) and psychiatric conditions (81.4%) at the hands of LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians. However, they reported feeling uncomfortable during history taking involving private matters (6.3%) and the physical examination of private parts (16.4%). Older age, absence of LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009close relatives\/friends, and being a Muslim were associated with lower scores of perceived attitudes toward LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians. Conversely, a higher level of education and a reported mismatch between the patient\u2019s sex and gender were associated with higher scores.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Most participants reported positive perceived attitudes toward LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians. However, some age groups and adherents of Islam showed lower perceived attitude scores and reported feeling uncomfortable receiving medical treatment from LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians. On the one hand, LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians have cause to be concerned about this point; on the other hand, finding appropriate approaches to promote positive attitudes toward LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians among these groups of people remains a necessity.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s40359-024-01666-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,25]],"date-time":"2024-03-25T09:01:59Z","timestamp":1711357319000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Perceived attitudes toward LGBTQ\u2009+\u2009physicians among individuals with psychiatric illness in the religiously diverse Southern Region of Thailand: a multihospital-based survey"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Jarurin","family":"Pitanupong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Garn","family":"Wichitnark","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3560-0415","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pakawat","family":"Wiwattanaworaset","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Laddaporn","family":"Tepsuan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Naruttha","family":"Norphun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Puangsan","family":"Yakkaphan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,25]]},"reference":[{"issue":"11","key":"1666_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"885","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1559-1816.1989.tb01227.x","volume":"19","author":"RA Bouton","year":"1989","unstructured":"Bouton RA, Gallaher PE, Garlinghouse PA, Leal T, Rosenstein LD, Young RK. 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