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Addressing Transgender Health Disparities: Epidemiological Insights

Explore the historical context, scope, causes, and prevention strategies of health disparities in transgender populations. This paper highlights gaps in care, barriers to access, and strategies for prevention based on evidence-based standards and legislative impact.

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Addressing Transgender Health Disparities: Epidemiological Insights

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  1. Health disparities in the transgender population Final Project for Epidemiology N395M Amy Daly, MBA, BSN, RN CCRN

  2. Historical context • Less likely to seek preventative care • Fear of hostile healthcare environment • Untreated or undertreated chronic and acute conditions

  3. Historical context Healthcare provider barriers include: • Attitudes and behaviors • Heteronormative care • Refusal of care • Inadequacy of examinations • Lack of knowledge about transgender people

  4. Description Physical: Untreated medical conditions Psychological: Unsafe environment to reveal personal information Social: Word of mouth referrals and treatment of conditions Occupational: Lack of insurance due to unprotected employment status Environmental: Social stigma associated with trans identity

  5. Scope of problem Significant gaps in knowledge Transgender individuals are not routinely counted EHRs may not reflect transgender identity

  6. Scope of Problem Incidence • 30% of surveyed trans people delay or avoid care • Reports of as many as 80% of trans identified individuals do not have a primary care provider • 70% of transgender people report discrimination or harassment in a healthcare setting

  7. Scope of the problem Morbidity • 20% higher rates of depression • Increased rates of cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes • Conflicting information about the number of affected individuals due to later detection

  8. Scope of the problem Mortality • Conflicting reports about cardiovascular and oncologic diseases • Later detection of cancers lead to poorer outcomes • 20% higher mortality associated with suicide

  9. Cause and risk factors Cause Avoidance of health care settings due to fear creates barriers to care Risk factors • Decreased rates of preventative care screening • Increased risk taking behaviors • Use of unapproved hormone regimens

  10. Prevention: Guided by WHO’s Public Health Operation 5 Primary • Administer vaccines such as influenza, pneumonia, HPV • Hormone therapy guided by evidence based standards to avoid complications • Screening for reproductive cancers • Screening for STI and HIV • Education for medical and nursing to increase access to preventative care

  11. Prevention Secondary • Access to STI and HIV treatment • Early treatment of reproductive cancers • Early management of chronic disease such as hypertension, cardiovascular conditions, diabetes

  12. Prevention Tertiary • Access to affordable health insurance • Stable employment to increase accessibility of treatments • Cost prohibitive treatment for people with unstable employment

  13. Prevention Current legislation The Affordable Care Act Current American Nurses Association Position Statement Nursing Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Populations

  14. Summary • Transgender people are a highly stigmatized population that suffers fromdiscrimination and lack of legal protections • Transgender people face barriers to healthcare access • Healthcare access barriers can be overcome by offering culturally congruent care and advocating forhealthcare protections Be a decent human being.

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