Development and Validation of a Transgender Health Care Humanization Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Stigma and discrimination against transgender people can lead to their segregation. Fighting stigma and discrimination is a crucial strategy to expand access to health services. The goals of the present study were to develop and validate a transgender health care humanization scale (THcH scale) to evaluate the perception of humanization in health care for transgender individuals.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 340 health care providers aged ≥18 years. Participants answered a structured questionnaire when attending HIV/AIDS scientific meetings or at their place of work. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted, using a polychoric matrix and robust diagonally weighted least squares extraction method. The number of retained factors was defined through t

SUBMITTER: da Silva ACG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551756 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature