Journal article
Healthcare Needs of and Access Barriers for Brazilian Transgender and Gender Diverse People
Abstract
Transgender and gender diverse people (TGD) have specific healthcare needs and struggles with access barriers that should be addressed by public health systems. Our study aimed to address this topic in the Brazilian context. A hospital and web-based cross-sectional survey built with input from the medical and transgender communities was developed to assess TGD healthcare needs of and access barriers in two Brazilian states. Although services …
Authors
Costa AB; da Rosa Filho HT; Pase PF; Fontanari AMV; Catelan RF; Mueller A; Cardoso D; Soll B; Schwarz K; Schneider MA
Journal
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 115–123
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2018
DOI
10.1007/s10903-016-0527-7
ISSN
1557-1912