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Highest Priority Health and Health Care Concerns of Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals in a Southern State

Purpose: Transgender (trans) and nonbinary (NB) individuals experience a number of health and health care disparities when compared with cisgender individuals. While this has been reflected in nationwide surveys of trans/NB people in the United States, few studies capture the unique experiences of t...

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Autores principales: Marshall, Sarah Alexandra, Allison, Mary Kathryn, Stewart, Mary Kathryn, Thompson, Noel D., Archie, Dani S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6301431/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30581992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2018.0003
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author Marshall, Sarah Alexandra
Allison, Mary Kathryn
Stewart, Mary Kathryn
Thompson, Noel D.
Archie, Dani S.
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Thompson, Noel D.
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description Purpose: Transgender (trans) and nonbinary (NB) individuals experience a number of health and health care disparities when compared with cisgender individuals. While this has been reflected in nationwide surveys of trans/NB people in the United States, few studies capture the unique experiences of trans people living in the South, and fewer studies have collected qualitative data directly from trans/NB people. The purpose of this trans/NB-led initiative was to engage the trans/NB community in a southern state in defining their most pressing health and health care concerns and comparing those results with those reported by their cisgender allies, as well as national samples of trans individuals. Methods: Participants (n=125), who were trans/NB individuals (77%) and their cisgender allies (23%) living in a southern state, completed a survey with open-ended response options and/or participated in trans-led summits. Results: The top three health and health care concerns identified by participants, both trans/NB and cisgender allies, were insurance coverage for transition-related care, access to and availability of transition-related care, and education of health care providers about trans patients and issues. Conclusions: The top concerns from trans/NB participants and cisgender allies reflect health and health care issues frequently reported by the trans/NB community nationwide. Having qualitative data from trans/NB individuals and their allies living in the South enhances our understanding of these commonly reported concerns. Future research, education, and health care practice initiatives should focus on the concerns identified by the trans/NB community.
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spelling pubmed-63014312018-12-21 Highest Priority Health and Health Care Concerns of Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals in a Southern State Marshall, Sarah Alexandra Allison, Mary Kathryn Stewart, Mary Kathryn Thompson, Noel D. Archie, Dani S. Transgend Health Original Article Purpose: Transgender (trans) and nonbinary (NB) individuals experience a number of health and health care disparities when compared with cisgender individuals. While this has been reflected in nationwide surveys of trans/NB people in the United States, few studies capture the unique experiences of trans people living in the South, and fewer studies have collected qualitative data directly from trans/NB people. The purpose of this trans/NB-led initiative was to engage the trans/NB community in a southern state in defining their most pressing health and health care concerns and comparing those results with those reported by their cisgender allies, as well as national samples of trans individuals. Methods: Participants (n=125), who were trans/NB individuals (77%) and their cisgender allies (23%) living in a southern state, completed a survey with open-ended response options and/or participated in trans-led summits. Results: The top three health and health care concerns identified by participants, both trans/NB and cisgender allies, were insurance coverage for transition-related care, access to and availability of transition-related care, and education of health care providers about trans patients and issues. Conclusions: The top concerns from trans/NB participants and cisgender allies reflect health and health care issues frequently reported by the trans/NB community nationwide. Having qualitative data from trans/NB individuals and their allies living in the South enhances our understanding of these commonly reported concerns. Future research, education, and health care practice initiatives should focus on the concerns identified by the trans/NB community. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2018-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC6301431/ /pubmed/30581992 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2018.0003 Text en © Sarah Alexandra Marshall et al. 2018; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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