Factors associated with depression in Peruvian LGBT + individuals exposed to discrimination and violence

Abstract

We aimed to analyze the factors associated with depression among LGBT + people exposed to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Peru. We conducted secondary analysis on a subset ($n=$ 5846) of cases from an online survey of LGBT + people. Individual (age, work status, prior mental health conditions, identity expression fear), structural (forms, agents, and contexts of discrimination), social (family support, relationship status, community participation, activism, knowledge of LGBT + laws), and institutional (sexual health information) variables were associated with depression in our sample. Mental health inequalities are driven by multiple intersecting layers of social factors across individual, structural, social, and institutional levels.

Keywords:

• Depression
• heteronormativity
• LGBT+
• mental health disparities

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The entire data set supporting the results of this study are available in the INEI database http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/microdatos/