Gender-affirming healthcare for incarcerated transgender and gender diverse people: An international scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people face unique challenges and have distinct needs while incarcerated. Gender-affirming healthcare improves mental health outcomes and supports gender transition. While in recent years, correctional institutions have begun to recognize and address the gender-affirming healthcare needs of TGD people, there is a lack of understanding and awareness of TGD people's experiences when accessing gender-affirming healthcare while incarcerated.

Aims/method

We conducted a scoping review on international empirical research published from 2018 to 2024 on TGD people's experiences with gender-affirming healthcare while incarcerated using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. A search of the databases Web of Science, PsycInfo, and PubMed

SUBMITTER: Fuller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857669 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature