Experiences of transgender persons in accessing routine healthcare services in India: Findings from a participatory qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Despite having a higher burden of health problems, transgender persons face challenges in accessing healthcare in India. Most studies on healthcare access of transgender persons in India focus only on HIV related care, mental healthcare, gender affirmative services or on the ethno-cultural communities or transgender women. This study fills this gap by focusing on diverse gender identities within the transgender community with a specific focus on experiences in accessing general or routine healthcare services. A qualitative descriptive approach was used in this study. 23 in-depth interviews and 6 focus group discussions were conducted virtually and in-person with a total of 63 transgender persons in different regions of India between May and September 2021. The study used a community-based

SUBMITTER: Raghuram H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10903866 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature