Sexual health among transgender people in Sweden

Lindroth, Malin; Zeluf, Galit; Mannheimer, Louise; Deogan, Charlotte

doi:10.1080/15532739.2017.1301278

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“…Sexual orientation was one aspect that influenced how young people perceived YCs. The literature shows that LGBTQ youth face barriers to accessing health care services [24][25][26][27]. However, most studies take together as a group all non-heterosexual youths.…”

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Assessing the youth-friendliness of youth clinics in northern Sweden: a survey analyzing the perspective of the youth

Waenerlund

Sebastián

Hurtig

et al. 2020

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background: Sweden has nearly 300 youth clinics that have been offering services since the 1970s. However, no evaluation has been done to assess their youth-friendliness. This study aims to assess: i) to what extent youth clinics are perceived as youth-friendly by the young people using them; and ii) if the level of youth friendliness is equally perceived across different sociodemographic groups of users. Methods: The four northernmost counties of Sweden were included in the study. Of the total identified 22 youth clinics, 20 participated by giving out questionnaires to the youth after their visits to the respective youth clinics. In total 1110 youth participated in the study and answered questions according to the World Health Organization's criteria of accessibility, equity, respect, privacy and confidentiality, no judgement, and quality. Means and frequencies were calculated, and t-test and ANOVA were used to compare means by sociodemographic variables. Results: Participants perceived the youth clinics as very youth friendly across the measured domains, with scores as high as 4.8 and 4.9 (of a maximum of 5). Youth clinics were perceived in a similar way regardless of gender, but other sociodemographic factors influenced some of the domains, especially ethnic background. Conclusions: The perception of youth friendliness in youth clinics was very high. Nonetheless, younger users; users who did not categorize themselves as either heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual; users with trans-experiences; and users with non-Swedish backgrounds gave youth clinics lower scores for certain domains.

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Assessing the youth-friendliness of youth clinics in northern Sweden: a survey analyzing the perspective of the youth

Waenerlund

Sebastián

Hurtig

et al. 2020

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…Counting an individual SEXIT score is not part of the process when using SEXIT for a clinical assessment. Items 1-4 (age, gender, sexual orientation and living arrangements) were not included because they demonstrate groups with a statistical overrepresentation in risk assessments rather than individual risk exposure [3,12,13,23,24]. Alcohol use at least two to four times a month, cannabis use at least once in the past year and use of other illegal drugs at least once in the past year were considered to have a possible negative impact on sexual health.…”

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“…The final instrument comprises 16 items with fixed response options (Supplemental material). The first items provide background information about the visitor (age, gender and sexual orientation) that can affect the assessment of the remaining items [3,23,24]. One item concerning living arrangements was included based on sexual health risks among youth in the care of the state [12].…”

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Identifying young people exposed to or at risk of sexual ill health: pilot implementation of an evidence-informed toolkit (SEXIT) at Swedish youth clinics

Hammarström

Nilsén

Lindroth

et al. 2019

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health

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Objectives: We aimed to develop and pilot-implement an evidence-informed toolkit (SEXual health Identification Tool; SEXIT) for identifying young people exposed to or at risk of sexual ill health, at Swedish youth clinics, and to investigate SEXIT's potential to identify young people in need of special care and monitoring. Methods: The SEXIT toolkit was developed, validated and pilot-implemented at three Swedish youth clinics. Pre-implementation staff readiness was assessed and youth clinic visitors' responses to SEXIT were analysed. Results: All staff perceived a need for screening for sexual risk-taking and exposure. The response rate from 268 youth clinic visitors (aged 15-24 years) was 86%. Half of the visitors had one or no variable associated with sexual ill health, a third had two or three, and 15% reported between four and seven variables. The most common variables were alcohol use, three or more sexual partners in the past year and previous chlamydia. Visitors rated SEXIT as important and not uncomfortable or difficult to answer. Conclusions: The SEXIT toolkit was found to be feasible and highly acceptable in a clinical setting. The use of SEXIT may facilitate important questions on sexual risk-taking and sexual ill health to be raised with youth clinic visitors.

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“…Sexual orientation was one aspect that influenced how young people perceived YCs. The literature shows that LGBTQ youth face barriers to accessing health care services (25)(26)(27)(28). However, most studies take together as a group all non-heterosexual youths.…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessing the youth-friendliness of youth clinics in northern Sweden: a survey analyzing the perspective of the youth

Waenerlund

Sebastián

Hurtig

et al. 2020

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Background: Sweden has nearly 300 youth clinics that have been offering services since the 1970s.However, no evaluation has been done to assess their youth-friendliness. This study aims to assess: i) to what extent youth clinics are perceived as youth-friendly by the young people using them; and ii) if the level of youth friendliness is equally perceived across different sociodemographic groups of users.Methods: The four northernmost counties of Sweden were included in the study. Of the total identified 22 youth clinics, 20 participated by giving out questionnaires to the youth after their visits to the respective youth clinics. In total 1,110 youth participated in the study and answered questions according to the World Health Organization's criteria of accessibility, equity, respect, privacy and confidentiality, no judgement, and quality. Means and frequencies were calculated, and t-test and ANOVA were used to compare means by sociodemographic variables.Results: Participants perceived the youth clinics as very youth friendly across the measured domains, with scores as high as 4.8 and 4.9 (of a maximum of 5).Youth clinics were perceived in a similar way regardless of gender, but other sociodemographic factors influenced some of the domains, especially ethnic background.Conclusions: The perception of youth friendliness in youth clinics was very high. Nonetheless, younger users; users who did not categorize themselves as either heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual; users with trans-experiences; and users with non-Swedish backgrounds gave youth clinics lower scores for certain domains.

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Sexual health among transgender people in Sweden

Abstract: Sexual health among transgender people in Sweden.

Cited by 31 publications

References 25 publications

Assessing the youth-friendliness of youth clinics in northern Sweden: a survey analyzing the perspective of the youth

Assessing the youth-friendliness of youth clinics in northern Sweden: a survey analyzing the perspective of the youth

Identifying young people exposed to or at risk of sexual ill health: pilot implementation of an evidence-informed toolkit (SEXIT) at Swedish youth clinics

Assessing the youth-friendliness of youth clinics in northern Sweden: a survey analyzing the perspective of the youth

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