Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: In Brazil, transgender individuals, those whose gender identity differs from the assigned biological sex, are marginalized by society and face difficulties in accessing the Unified Health System. This study sought to identify these difficulties by carrying out an integrative review of papers published in the SciELO, LILACS, MEDLINE, Virtual Campus for Public Health, Base de Dados de Enfermagem, and ColecionaSUS databases, in the last five years. Of the 26 articles found, only nine met the inclusion criteria. Based on their references other nine papers were included, thus totaling 18. Results point to the following difficulties encountered: hostility in care; disrespect for the social name; technical and scientific unpreparedness of professionals; difficulty of access to gender reassignment procedures; and prejudice. It is therefore of paramount importance to implement interventions to minimize segregation, and invest in further research on this topic.
Source: Revista Bioética
Institutions: Universidade de Brasília, Universidade de Rio Verde
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4229453652