Student perception of the cuban trans community in health sciences
Introduction: in the training of human resources of medical sciences in Cuba, sexual and gender diversity is little addressed. However, this topic has great relevance, especially for health professionals. Objective: to characterize the perception of medical sciences students about the trans communi...
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2022-09-01
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| author | Adrian Saborit Rodríguez Lianne Laura de León Ramírez Hector Julio Piñera-Castro Lisandra Aimé Ruiz González Jonathan Peña Valdivies Cristian Martínez González |
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| description | Introduction: in the training of human resources of medical sciences in Cuba, sexual and gender diversity is little addressed. However, this topic has great relevance, especially for health professionals.
Objective: to characterize the perception of medical sciences students about the trans community in Cuba.
Method: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in a non-probabilistic sample of 352 subjects, between January and April 2022. The statistical analysis was descriptive.
Results: 93,8 % reported knowing the difference between the terms “transsexual” and “transgender”; among them, 86,7 % stated that a difference lies in gender reasignation therapy. Most agreed that they are a socially prejudiced population (94 %), vulnerable (60,2 %), for whom the family and the social environment are important factors (94,9 %). There was majority agreement regarding the fact that there is no discrimination in their health care (72,4 %), as well as the need to include or deepen the approach to these issues in the training of human resources in the health sciences (79,6 %).
Conclusions: the participants have basic conceptual notions regarding the trans community in Cuba and identify it as a vulnerable group, a target of social prejudice, with a high affective demand towards the members of their close circle, whose management should be deepened in the formation of human resources of the health sciences in Cuba. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4914715661b4e0a96abc9ff6143f58c2022-12-22T03:54:50ZengUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de GranmaRevista Científica Estudiantil 2 de Diciembre2788-67862022-09-0153e384e384122Student perception of the cuban trans community in health sciencesAdrian Saborit Rodríguez0Lianne Laura de León Ramírez1Hector Julio Piñera-Castro2Lisandra Aimé Ruiz González3Jonathan Peña Valdivies4Cristian Martínez González5Universidad de la Habana. Facultad de ComunicaciónUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Juan Guiteras GenerUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Victoria de Girón"Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Victoria de GirónUniversidad de La Habana. Facultad de ComunicaciónUniversidad de La Habana. Facultad de ComunicaciónIntroduction: in the training of human resources of medical sciences in Cuba, sexual and gender diversity is little addressed. However, this topic has great relevance, especially for health professionals. Objective: to characterize the perception of medical sciences students about the trans community in Cuba. Method: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in a non-probabilistic sample of 352 subjects, between January and April 2022. The statistical analysis was descriptive. Results: 93,8 % reported knowing the difference between the terms “transsexual” and “transgender”; among them, 86,7 % stated that a difference lies in gender reasignation therapy. Most agreed that they are a socially prejudiced population (94 %), vulnerable (60,2 %), for whom the family and the social environment are important factors (94,9 %). There was majority agreement regarding the fact that there is no discrimination in their health care (72,4 %), as well as the need to include or deepen the approach to these issues in the training of human resources in the health sciences (79,6 %). Conclusions: the participants have basic conceptual notions regarding the trans community in Cuba and identify it as a vulnerable group, a target of social prejudice, with a high affective demand towards the members of their close circle, whose management should be deepened in the formation of human resources of the health sciences in Cuba.http://revdosdic.sld.cu/index.php/revdosdic/article/view/384estudiantestransexualtransexualidadtransgénero. |
| spellingShingle | Adrian Saborit Rodríguez Lianne Laura de León Ramírez Hector Julio Piñera-Castro Lisandra Aimé Ruiz González Jonathan Peña Valdivies Cristian Martínez González Student perception of the cuban trans community in health sciences Revista Científica Estudiantil 2 de Diciembre estudiantes transexual transexualidad transgénero. |
| title | Student perception of the cuban trans community in health sciences |
| title_full | Student perception of the cuban trans community in health sciences |
| title_fullStr | Student perception of the cuban trans community in health sciences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Student perception of the cuban trans community in health sciences |
| title_short | Student perception of the cuban trans community in health sciences |
| title_sort | student perception of the cuban trans community in health sciences |
| topic | estudiantes transexual transexualidad transgénero. |
| url | http://revdosdic.sld.cu/index.php/revdosdic/article/view/384 |
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