Primary health care principles for transgender individuals
The sharp rise in gender diversity has led to an increased likelihood of general health workers encountering this group of patients. Awareness and approach of physicians working in primary health care about the sexual orientation and gender identity of the patients are important to provide a qualifi...
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Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
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| description | The sharp rise in gender diversity has led to an increased likelihood of general health workers encountering this group of patients. Awareness and approach of physicians working in primary health care about the sexual orientation and gender identity of the patients are important to provide a qualified and comprehensive health service. In this context, considering the health needs of transgender individuals and the problems they experience in accessing health services, the management of these people in primary care requires special attention. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention services can be provided for trans men and trans women in primary health care. Ideally, a multidisciplinary approach including primary care physicians, psychiatrists, endocrinologists, and surgeons should be adopted for healthcare services for transgender people. The aim of this review is to determine the principles of the management of transgender people and the health services that should be provided to them using current guidelines and to assist physicians in providing primary healthcare services to these patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-515abfd3378042798f81d266c6ea8c232023-02-15T16:14:23ZengAnkara Yildirim Beyazit UniversityAnkara Medical Journal2148-45702021-03-0121120321610.5505/amj.2021.80000AMJ-80000Primary health care principles for transgender individualsMuzaffer Serdar Deniz0Didem Özdemir1Bekir Cakir2Health Sciences University Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases ClinicFaculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit UniversityThe sharp rise in gender diversity has led to an increased likelihood of general health workers encountering this group of patients. Awareness and approach of physicians working in primary health care about the sexual orientation and gender identity of the patients are important to provide a qualified and comprehensive health service. In this context, considering the health needs of transgender individuals and the problems they experience in accessing health services, the management of these people in primary care requires special attention. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention services can be provided for trans men and trans women in primary health care. Ideally, a multidisciplinary approach including primary care physicians, psychiatrists, endocrinologists, and surgeons should be adopted for healthcare services for transgender people. The aim of this review is to determine the principles of the management of transgender people and the health services that should be provided to them using current guidelines and to assist physicians in providing primary healthcare services to these patients.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=amj&un=AMJ-80000transgenderprimary health carescreening programscomplications. |
| spellingShingle | Muzaffer Serdar Deniz Didem Özdemir Bekir Cakir Primary health care principles for transgender individuals Ankara Medical Journal transgender primary health care screening programs complications. |
| title | Primary health care principles for transgender individuals |
| title_full | Primary health care principles for transgender individuals |
| title_fullStr | Primary health care principles for transgender individuals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary health care principles for transgender individuals |
| title_short | Primary health care principles for transgender individuals |
| title_sort | primary health care principles for transgender individuals |
| topic | transgender primary health care screening programs complications. |
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