Where are the trans masculinities in the SUS? Sociodemographic and access profile of trans men and transmasculine individuals linked to the Transgender Outpatient Clinic in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, 2019-2021.

Autor: Thomazi GL; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Aguilar GT; Aids Healthcare Foundation Brazil, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil., Rocha AFD; Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Atenção Especializada, Brasília, DF, Brazil., Carvalho NP; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Neves M; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Odontologia Preventiva e Social, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil [Epidemiol Serv Saude] 2024 Nov 04; Vol. 33 (spe1), pp. e2024133. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 04 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1590/S2237-96222024v33e2024133.especial.en
Abstrakt: Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic and access profile of trans men and transmasculine individuals linked to the Transgender Outpatient Clinic in Porto Alegre, capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study based on data from users registered with the service between 2019 and 2021.
Results: Of the 418 people included, 384 (91.2%) identified as trans men and 34 (8.8%) as transmasculine individuals. The majority were of White race/skin color (77.9%) and 16.4% had a right to name and gender rectification. Scheduled appointments were the predominant mode of access (84.0%). Among the trans men, 188 (49.0%) had utilized primary healthcare services prior to receiving care at the outpatient clinic.
Conclusion: The users were predominantly young, White, with higher levels of education, and were minimally engaged in the formal labor market. The existence of a service staffed with qualified and sensitized professionals can enhance the access of this population to the Brazilian National Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS).
Databáze: MEDLINE