Primary Care Clinicians' Willingness to Care for Transgender Patients.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1370/afm.2298 and PMC identifier 6231925.
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Abstract
Transgender patients report negative experiences in health care settings, but little is known about clinicians' willingness to see transgender patients. We surveyed 308 primary care clinicians in an integrated Midwest health system and 53% responded. Most respondents were willing to provide routine care to transgender patients (85.7%) and Papanicolaou (Pap) tests (78.6%) to transgender men. Willingness to provide routine care decreased with age; willingness to provide Pap tests was higher among family physicians, those who had met a transgender person, and those with lower transphobia. Medical education should address professional and personal factors related to caring for the transgender population to increase access.
Medical subject headings
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- Physicians, Primary Care
- Primary Health Care
- Transgender Persons