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Health status of transgender people globally: A systematic review of research on disease burden and correlates.
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- The HIV Landscape for Transgender Women Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa: A Scoping Review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Article
- Beyond the Individual: The Weight of Social and Structural Determinants of Depression Among Transgender Women Living with HIV in France (ANRS-Trans&HIV).AIDS and behavior · 2026Observational
- Encapsulating the burden and social determinants of self-reported general health problems among a specific sub-group of transgender women in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a mixed-methods study.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Latent Class Analysis of Substance Use Behaviors and Associations of Class Membership With Gender Affirmation, Social Determinants of Health, and HIV Status Among Transfeminine Adults in the Eastern and Southern United States.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- The Gender Non-affirmation from Sexual Partners Scale: Psychometric Evaluation and Correlates of a Brief Stigma Scale in a Sample Transgender and Gender Diverse Community Health Center Patients.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- 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
- Longitudinal Analysis of Substance Use as a Predictor PrEP Use and Adherence Among Young Transgender Women and Nonbinary Individuals.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Trajectories of antidepressant dispensing among privately insured transgender people in the United States.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- At-Risk Substance Use Among Trans and Gender Diverse Adults in Australia: Findings From the Private Lives 3 Survey.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Social Determinants of Health Influence on Trans and Gender-Diverse People: A Qualitative Photovoice Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Understanding the role of gender congruence and affirming care in trans men's body image and quality of life.International journal of transgender health · 2026Article
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- Stigma and structural violence in health care during trans people's transitions in México City: a qualitative study.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Queering Studies of Health and Bodily Experience: An Example From the Transgender Resilience and Health Study.American journal of biological anthropology · 2025Article
- Transforming Mental Health for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults Using Interventions to Drive Equity (TransHealthGUIDE): Protocol for a Digital Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Public Health Education and Training in Sex, Gender, and Transgender Health: A Course to Advance Health at a US School of Public Health.American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Characterizing state-level structural cisheterosexism trajectories using sequence and cluster analysis, 1996-2016, 50 US states and Washington, DC, and associations with health status and health care outcomes.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Injectable Aesthetic Treatments for Improving Facial Skin Quality in Transgender Patients With or Without Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review Mapping Trans* and Gender Diverse People's Representation in Cancer Research.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesTransgender and gender diverse (trans) health research has grown rapidly, highlighting the need to characterize the scientific evidence base. We conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed research on disease burden and correlates in trans adolescents and adults over a 20-month period to identify knowledge gaps and assess methodological characteristics including measurement of gender identity, community engagement, and study quality. DATA SOURCES, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, AND SYNTHESIS
methodsWe searched seven databases using terms related to (a) transgender populations and (b) health or disease. Eligible studies were in English, French, or Spanish and reported original quantitative data on mental health or substance use conditions, infectious diseases, or non-communicable conditions in at least 25 trans individuals aged 15+. Quality assessment was performed in duplicate on a 10% sample of articles and findings were summarized using narrative synthesis.
resultsThe 328 included studies were conducted in 45 countries, with most from North America (54%) and limited research from South Asia (3%), Sub-Saharan Africa (3%), and the Middle East and North Africa (2%). Most studies used cross-sectional designs (73%) and convenience sampling (65%). Only 30% of studies reported any form of community engagement. Mental health and substance use disorders were the most studied area (77% of studies) and non-communicable conditions the least (16%). Available data indicated that trans populations experience high disease burden with considerable heterogeneity within and across settings. Of 39 articles assessed for quality, 80% were rated as fair, 18% as poor, and 3% as good quality. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Geographic, gender-specific, and topical gaps remain in trans health, but we found more research from African countries, with transmasculine people, and on non-communicable conditions than previous syntheses. Areas for growth in trans health research include community engagement, non-binary health, chronic and age-related conditions, and health determinants. REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42021234043.
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