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

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Marshall, Sarah Alexandra Allison, Mary Kathryn Stewart, Mary Kathryn Thompson, Noel D. Archie, Dani S.
Copyright Year	2018
Abstract	AbstractPurpose: 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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Page Count	11
Journal	Transgender Health [Transgend Health]
Volume Number	3
DOI	10.1089/trgh.2018.0003
PubMed Central reference number	PMC6301431
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	30581992
e-ISSN	2380193X
Language	English
Publisher	Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers
Publisher Date	2018-12-18
Publisher Place	140 Huguenot Street, 3rd FloorNew Rochelle, NY 10801USA
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	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. © Sarah Alexandra Marshall et al. 2018; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Subject Keyword	access to care health insurance South transgender health transition care
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Gender Studies