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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Exposure to Childhood Healthcare Discrimination and Healthcare Avoidance among Transgender and Gender Independent Adults during a Global Pandemic.

Kyle Liam Mason, Shelby A Smout, Catherine S J Wall, B Ethan Coston, Paul B Perrin, Eric G Benotsch

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Age, Intersectional Discrimination, and Health in Black Transgender Women.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025
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Kyle Liam MasonHealth Psychology, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8519-2336
Shelby A SmoutHealth Psychology, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
Catherine S J WallHealth Psychology, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
B Ethan CostonDepartment of Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6511-4362
Paul B PerrinHealth Psychology, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2070-215X
Eric G BenotschHealth Psychology, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.

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Abstract

Transgender and gender-independent individuals (TGI) encounter myriad barriers to accessing affirming healthcare. Healthcare discrimination and erasure exposure among TGI individuals is vital to understanding healthcare accessibility, utilization behaviors, and health disparities in this population. Exposure to gender identity-related healthcare discrimination and erasure in childhood may contribute to TGI adults' healthcare utilization behaviors. The commonality of childhood exposure to gender identity-related healthcare discrimination and its relationship to healthcare avoidance during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic among TGI adults were explored. TGI adults aged 18 to 59 (N = 342) in the United States were recruited online during the summer of 2020. Among individuals who reported childhood exposure to gender identity-related healthcare discrimination, 51% reported experiencing two or more distinct forms of discrimination. Hierarchical logistic regression indicated that exposure to healthcare discrimination in childhood significantly increased the odds of healthcare avoidance during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, after accounting for demographic factors and self-reported COVID-19 symptoms (odds ratio = 1.30, 95% confidence interval = 1.10, 1.54). These findings suggest that childhood exposure to gender identity-related healthcare discrimination is a prominent barrier to the utilization of healthcare for TGI adults, even during a global pandemic.

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COVID-19Transgender PersonsAdultFemaleGender IdentityHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMalePandemicsUnited StatesCOVID-19 pandemicgender identityhealthhealthcarehealthcare accesshealthcare discriminationhealthcare utilizationtransgenderUnited Statesvulnerable populations

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PMID35742688
PMCPMC9223811

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