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September 5, 2025BMC Global and Public HealthOpen Access

Mental health and its drivers in lesbian, bisexual and queer-identifying women at a South African higher education institution: a qualitative study

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CBCarrie Brooke‐SumnerPMPinky MahlanguKDKristin Dunkle

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Overview

Qualitative study finds experiences of mental health issues in LGBTQI women, highlighting resilience factors.

Key Points

  • Poor mental health affects academic performance and relationships among sexual minority women in South Africa.
  • Participants reported substance use as a common coping mechanism, alongside identifying resilience sources like supportive friendships.
  • Focus group discussions guided the exploration of lived experiences and themes emerged through inductive thematic analysis.
  • Findings underline urgent need for mental health promotion interventions tailored to LGBTQI women in campus environments.

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Brooke‐Sumner et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4e016d6d5674bcd0276bhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-025-00195-1
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