“As you are, we don’t want gay”: A mixed methods study of structural healthcare discrimination against LGBTQ+ communities in Kenya and Rwanda

Emmy Kageha Igonya, Kashif Basaria, Cassien Havugimana, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Egide Niyotwagira, Everest Turatsinze, Ishmael Bahati, Kristefer Stojanovski

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DOI: 10.1177/17455057261498960
Published: 2026-10
Container: Women's Health
Publisher: SAGE Publications
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@article{allodium:10.1177/17455057261498960,
  title = {“As you are, we don’t want gay”: A mixed methods study of structural healthcare discrimination against LGBTQ+ communities in Kenya and Rwanda},
  author = {Emmy Kageha Igonya and Kashif Basaria and Cassien Havugimana and Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie and Egide Niyotwagira and Everest Turatsinze and Ishmael Bahati and Kristefer Stojanovski},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Women's Health},
  doi = {10.1177/17455057261498960},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057261498960}
}

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AU  - Kashif Basaria
AU  - Cassien Havugimana
AU  - Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie
AU  - Egide Niyotwagira
AU  - Everest Turatsinze
AU  - Ishmael Bahati
AU  - Kristefer Stojanovski
PY  - 2026
JO  - Women's Health
DO  - 10.1177/17455057261498960
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Igonya, E. K., Basaria, K., Havugimana, C., Ushie, B. A., Niyotwagira, E., Turatsinze, E., Bahati, I., & Stojanovski, K. (2026). “As you are, we don’t want gay”: A mixed methods study of structural healthcare discrimination against LGBTQ+ communities in Kenya and Rwanda. Women's Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057261498960

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