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UNSTRUCTURED Background: Although it is possible to find literature reviews about the etiology of Gender Incongruence, almost all of these correspond to narrative reviews of the literature, so they lack systematicity and do not make explicit the methodology used in the collection and analysis of sources, even less its levels of evidence. In order to remedy this, we will conduct a scoping review to answer the question: what are the associated factors with gender incongruence and its levels of evidence in the scientific literature? Methods: We will conduct a scoping review according to the methodology specified in the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis (Chapter 11) and the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Two databases will be reviewed to identify papers that match our search criteria, followed by a screening of titles and abstracts, the complete reading of those articles that have not been excluded, and the coding of these using the data extraction instrument developed for this research. Finally, we will proceed to analyze the information retrieved and the presentation of the results. Results: As of February 2022, we have searched for articles in electronic databases and identified 1812 unique records. We plan to screen these records at the beginning of March 2022 thoroughly, full-text articles assessed for eligibility by the end of June, and submit a journal article for peer review before 2022 ends. Conclusions: This review will help to map the factors associated with the incongruence between biological sex and gender identity, specifying their levels of evidence. It will allow to appropriately assess the factors suggested in the literature, which could be useful for therapists, according to the Standards of Care of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) guidelines, which states: “the role of mental health professionals includes making reasonably sure that the gender dysphoria is not secondary to, or better accounted for, by other diagnoses”[1]. |
