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Stigma and healthcare access among transgender and gender-diverse people: a qualitative meta-synthesis.
July 20, 2022
Velasco RAF, Slusser K, Coats H. J Adv Nurs. 2022;78(10):3083-3100.
Transgender and gender-diverse people may experience poor quality of healthcare due to stigma and discrimination. This systematic review of qualitative studies found that stigma experienced among transgender and gender-diverse patients occurs at the individual (e.g., internalized stigma, marginalization), interpersonal (e.g., verbal abuse from healthcare providers, withholding of care), and structural levels (e.g., gender norms, power imbalances).
