ArticleJournal of pediatric nursing
"We Deserve Care and we Deserve Competent Care": Qualitative Perspectives on Health Care from Transgender Youth in the Southeast United States.
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- Co-Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Experience Measure for Trans and Gender Diverse Young People: A Multi-Stage Participatory Study Protocol.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Examining the Experiences of Transgender and Non-Binary Nursing Students and Nurses in Canada.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2025Article
- Individualized and innovative gender healthcare for transgender and nonbinary youth.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2025Review
- What does strength look like for racially minoritized transgender and gender expansive young adults? Elucidating resilience at the intersections of gender, race, and ethnicity.Translational issues in psychological science · 2025Article
- "[Being] Trans Is So Much More Than Medical Models": A Qualitative Examination of Transgender Adults' Healthcare Experiences in the Southeastern United States.Annals of LGBTQ public and population health · 2025Article
- "It's just a general lack of awareness, that breeds a sense that there isn't space to talk about our needs": Barriers and facilitators experienced by transgender people accessing healthcare in Aotearoa/New Zealand.International journal of transgender health · 2025Article
- Protective Factors in the LGBTIQ+ Adolescent Experience: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- "I wouldn't have felt so alone": The sexual health education experiences of transgender and gender diverse youth living in the southeastern United States.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2024Article
- The Transgender and Gender Diverse and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Nexus: A Systematic Review.Journal of gay & lesbian mental health · 2024Article
- Adolescent Providers' Experiences of Harassment Related to Delivering Gender-Affirming Care.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- "Difficult to Find, Stressful to Navigate": Parents' Experiences Accessing Affirming Care for Gender-Diverse Youth.LGBT health · 2023Article
- Risk for Suicidal Behavior After Psychiatric Hospitalization Among Sexual and Gender Minority Patients.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Barriers Pediatric PCP's Identify To Providing Gender-Affirming Care For Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- Gender Dysphoria: Optimizing Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth with a Multidisciplinary Approach.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Review
- A Descriptive Case Study of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group Intervention Adaptation for Transgender Youth With Social Anxiety Disorder.The Behavior therapist · 2022Article
- Novel Platforms for Biomedical HIV Prevention Delivery to Key Populations - Community Mobile Clinics, Peer-Supported, Pharmacy-Led PrEP Delivery, and the Use of Telemedicine.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2021Review
- "These Laws Will Be Devastating": Provider Perspectives on Legislation Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2021Article
- Barriers to fertility preservation access in transgender and gender diverse adolescents: a narrative review.Therapeutic advances in reproductive healthReview
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Abstract
purposeTransgender populations experience health inequities that underscore the importance of ensuring access to high quality care. We thematically summarize the health care experiences of transgender youth living in the southeast United States to identify potential barriers and facilitators to health care. DESIGN AND
methodsTransgender youth recruited from community settings in an urban area of the southeast United States participated in individual interviews (n = 33) and focus groups (n = 9) about protective factors. We conducted a thematic analysis of data from 42 participants who described their experiences seeking and receiving health care.
resultsParticipants reported a wide range of gender identities. The individual interview sample was majority Black (54.5%) and the mean age was 21.7 years and focus group participants were all white and the mean age was 16.8 years. Participants described numerous barriers to health care, including limited availability of gender affirming care, logistical challenges, such as gatekeeping and cost, concerns about confidentiality in relation to sexual behavior and gender identity, and inadequate cultural competency among providers regarding gender-affirming care. Facilitators included intake procedures collecting chosen pronouns and names and consistent use of them by providers, and open communication, including active listening.
conclusionsFindings underscore the need for a multi-component approach to ensure both transgender- and youth-friendly care. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Providers and office staff may benefit from transgender cultural competency trainings. In addition, clinic protocols relating to confidentiality and chosen name and pronoun use may help facilitate access to and receipt of quality care.
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