"Focus more on what's right instead of what's wrong:" research priorities identified by a sample of transgender and gender diverse community health center patients.
BMC Public Health
; 22(1): 1741, 2022 09 14.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals disproportionately experience disparate health outcomes compared to their cisgender peers. This study aimed to collect qualitative data from a sample of TGD community health center patients on health research priorities to inform future TGD-centered research in the field of TGD health.METHODS:
Between September-November of 2018, four focus groups (two groups in Boston MA, two in New York NY; n = 28 individuals) were held to evaluate community-identified TGD health research priorities with a sample of patients from two community health centers. Thematic analyses were conducted and restricted to social factors impacting health. Findings were incorporated into the development of The LEGACY Project, a longitudinal cohort of TGD patients, assessing the impact of gender-affirming care on health outcomes.RESULTS:
Cross-cutting themes about TGD research priorities pertaining to social factors and health included (1) Embodiment understanding and investigating the complex and intersectional lived experiences of TGD individuals; (2) Social determinants of health the impact of structural and interpersonal stigma on TGD health; and (3) Resiliency and health promoting factors the need to expand public health research beyond disparities to assess resiliency and health promotion in TGD communities.CONCLUSIONS:
Participants identified investigating the impact of social influences on health as a research priority for TGD patients. Recalibrating field norms from individual researcher priorities to TGD population-driven research will help ensure investigators address topics that may otherwise be missed or overlooked and may optimize the reach and impact of research in TGD health.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transexualidade
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Pessoas Transgênero
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Public Health
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos