'This family rejection harmed my health as well': Intersections between the meanings of family and health for trans people and family members in a trans healthcare service in Brazil.
Glob Public Health
; 17(7): 1330-1342, 2022 07.
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ABSTRACT
Transgender people deal with intense discrimination in every aspect of life. These experiences increase when they face family rejection. The research on social and family environment surrounding gender transition has been largely overlooked. We examine the meanings of family and health, and how these intersect, among trans people and their family members in a health service in Brazil. We conducted a qualitative study (between December 2017 and July 2018), an ethnography with the triangulation of three sources interviews with 8 transgender men, 8 transgender women and 5 family members; a focus group with another 8 transgender men and approximately 100 h of field observation. Our study shows that family and health are interpreted as ideal protective environments, and seen as causes of disappointment, abandonment and illness. The meanings of family and health are interconnected and constituted in relation to each other. We also found that there are differences within these meanings of family and health when we consider the ethnicity and the economic status of the participants. The participants reported that the society education towards transsexuality is fundamental to improving trans people's quality of life. Our results challenge health services to provide comprehensive healthcare and assure health equity for transgender people.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Rechazo en Psicología
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Familia
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Estado de Salud
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Personas Transgénero
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
Revista:
Glob Public Health
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil