Evaluation of a transgender health training program for pharmacists and pharmacy students in Australia: A pre-post study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disparities in healthcare for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are well-recognized, with pharmacists reporting a lack of knowledge impacting confidence in their interactions with TGD people. Therefore, a training program in TGD healthcare was designed to address this knowledge gap.

Objective

To evaluate the impact of the TGD healthcare training program on the awareness, knowledge, and behaviour of pharmacists and pharmacy students in Australia.

Method

An online training program was evaluated by pre-and post-test surveys, which assessed the knowledge and awareness of participants, and three-month post-training interviews, which examined the effect of training on pharmacists' practice when providing care to TGD people. Data were analyzed using pair

SUBMITTER: Chaudhary S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10733667 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature