학술논문
Are university health services meeting the needs of transgender college students? A qualitative assessment of a public university.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*COLLEGE students
*STUDENT health services
*ORGANIZATIONAL structure
*QUALITATIVE research
*GENDER identity
*UNIVERSITIES & colleges
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*STUDENT attitudes
*MEDICAL needs assessment
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Language
ISSN
0744-8481
Abstract
This exploratory study sought to assess transgender college students' experiences accessing primary, gynecological, and/or mental health care through university health services (UHS). Individual interviews were conducted with eleven transgender undergraduate students attending a large public university in the United States in Spring 2017. The structure, organization, and practices of UHS are not adequately meeting transgender college students' health care needs. Students reported being repeatedly misgendered and addressed by the incorrect name by staff at UHS. Some providers asked inappropriate and irrelevant questions about their gender identity during clinical encounters. These and related experiences deterred many participants from returning to UHS for health care services. UHS could improve health care delivery to transgender college students by adopting standardized and inclusive practices consistent with those recommended by The Fenway Institute. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]