Transgender people's knowledge about the adverse effects of cross-hormonization: challenges for nursing.

Autor: Ahmad AF; Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Lemos A; Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Ribeiro CR; Universidade Federal Fluminense. Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Araujo LM; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Corrêa VAF; Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Janini JP; Centro Universitário IBMR. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Mello R; Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Dantas BRSS; Secretaria Municipal de Maricá. Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2024 Sep 20; Vol. 77 (4), pp. e20230346. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 20 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0346
Abstrakt: Objectives: to identify trans women's and men's knowledge about the adverse effects of cross-hormonization and understand the repercussions of hormonization practices on trans women's and men's health.
Methods: exploratory, descriptive, qualitative research, developed with 41 participants, from July 2019 to February 2020, in a trans health outpatient clinic. Thematic-categorical content analysis was used.
Results: from the analysis, the categories emerged: Knowledge about the adverse effects of cross-hormonization; and Cross-hormonization practices and their meaning.
Final Considerations: nursing practices, based on the identification of knowledge about adverse effects and the understanding of cross-hormonization practices in trans women's and men's health, can result in more inclusive care.
Databáze: MEDLINE