Brazilian transgender children and adolescents: Attributes associated with quality of life

Abstract

Objective: to describe attributes associated with the Quality of Life of Brazilian transgender children and adolescents according to their own perception. Method: descriptive study conducted with 32 participants between eight and 18 years old, who were either interviewed or participated in focus groups. The statements were transcribed, grouped with the aid of the Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires software, version 0.7 alpha 2 and described according to the definition of Quality of Life by the World Health Organization concerning to the mental, physical, and social dimensions. Results: it was possible to identify the family nucleus as the main social support for transgender children and adolescents. However, the experience of prejudice and discrimination were negative attributes associated with Quality of Life. Conclusion: the statements indicate that lives of transgender children and adolescents are impacted by social, physical, and mental factors due to the stigma and discrimination experienced. It is expected to contribute to the formulation of public policies related to transgender children and adolescents and expand the discussion on the citizens’ duties and rights in relation to transsexuality.

Estresse de minoria de gênero e seus efeitos na saúde mental como fator de risco para depressão em pessoas transgênero: Revisão da literatura

“…Assim como no século XIX várias questões filosóficas debatidas na Europa provinham de particularidades históricas (Nascimento et al, 2020) próprias às universidades alemãs, atualmente diversas discussões intelectuais que se disseminam ao resto do mundo, enquanto o estudo de sugere uma abordagem abrangente de saúde pública para lidar com a saúde de pessoas transgêneros e garantir de acesso à afirmação de gênero, baseada em evidências sistemas de prestação de serviços de saúde e parcerias eficazes com transgêneros locais comunidades, parcerias multissetoriais ligando saúde com advocacia, justiça social e os direitos humanos são essenciais para atender às necessidades de saúde pública das pessoas trans em todo o mundo .…”

“…O estudo de Scheim et al (2019) realizado na Costa do Marfim, sugere que as intervenções de mitigação do estigma que abordam especificamente o estigma que afeta as mulheres transgênero também podem abordar as desigualdades de saúde mental entre mulheres trans (White-Hughto et al, 2017). Para Nascimento et al (2020) é essencial o reconhecimento da sua identidade de gênero na sociedade, a fim de que possam usufruir dos direitos e acesso à educação, saúde, moradia, cidadania, oportunidade de emprego, entre outros, igualitariamente, sem distinção de qualquer natureza, com respeito e dignidade (Nascimento et al, 2020). Sua afirmação vai de encontro a pesquisa de Scandurra et al, (2018) realizada na Itália, que trata a estrutura de mediação psicológica, aumentando os processos de auto capacitação e estratégias de resiliência eles também devem considerar a abordagem de grupo como uma alternativa válida ao trabalho individual (Scandurra et al, 2018).…”

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“…Their personal attributes seem strange as these attributes do not align with either male or female attributes [40][41][42]. Employees maintain a distance as a result of the lack of the proper identity of transgender people and coworkers sometimes feel deficient in finding a suitable name or pronoun to address their transgender coworkers [39,40]. Some employees doubt the suitability of a transgender person for a job.…”

Biographical ruptures by the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent and young trans men and transmasculine people: demands for nursing

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