“Experiences marked by prejudice(s)?”: nurses’ representations on ‘transvestite’ people

Abstract

Objectives: to learn and analyze the structure of nurses’ social representations about transvestite people. Methods: a qualitative research based on the Theory of Social Representations, with 110 nurses enrolled in Graduate Nursing courses, who answered the Free-Association Test, with the stimulus ‘transvestite’. Data were processed by the software Ensemble de Programmes Permettant I’ Analysedes Évocations. Results: in the central nucleus, the term “prejudice” was the most evoked, followed by “homosexual”, “identity” and “female-make-up”. Social representation is anchored in the social organization in which transvestite people are still seen and/or associated with homosexuals who make up and assume an identity, without being seen and/or understood as they really are. Final Considerations: although prejudice is noteworthy as a central element, terms present in the peripheral system reveal that the group recognizes transvestites as a person with rights, which can translate into health care practices.

(Re)Construction of the body of transgender women: daily search for (in)satisfaction and care?

“…Most participants reported having suffered discrimination in access to health services, which can be configured as barriers to health maintenance and to an assisted transition. Thus, access to health as a basic human right is far removed from reality ( 3 , 32 - 34 ) . In spite of the fact that the specialized services for this segment are perceived as more qualified, the reception and assistance are not always free of prejudice and discrimination ( 34 - 36 ) .…”

(Re)Construção do corpo de mulheres transgêneras: busca cotidiana de (in)satisfação e cuidado?

“…A maior parte das relatou ter sofrido discriminação no acesso aos serviços de saúde, o que pode se configurar em barreiras para a manutenção da saúde e a uma transição assistida. Com isso, o acesso à saúde como direito humano básico em muito se distancia da realidade (3,(32)(33)(34) . Em que pese os serviços especializados para esse segmento serem percebidos como mais qualificados, nem sempre o acolhimento e o atendimento são isentos de preconceito e discriminação (34)(35)(36) .…”