Transgender Health
The study Transgender people: Health at the margins of society by Winter et al. (2018) was undertaken to understand the challenges faced by transgender people in accessing health services. The independent variable of the study is the quality of health, and the dependent variables are health care providers and transgender people (Winter et al., 2016). The hypothesis of the paper is transgender’s experience hardship in accessing health care facilities due to lack of a special plan and little knowledge by policymakers and government officials on matters pertaining to transgender health.
The researchers utilize two methods in the sampling procedure. They include random selection and purposeful sampling. Under random selection, the researcher identified random individuals until they were able to acquire a sample from transgender. Under purposeful selection, they further used the transgender population to collect further information regarding availability f health care and other essential services (Winter et al., 2016). Data analysis is through tabling. This analysis where each data is classified into special groupings the transferred to a table. Thus, concluding the tabled data.
The authors found out that less than twenty percent of the transgender population interviewed had access to the health care facility. From most hospitals and healthcare institutions researched, they discovered that ninety percent of the admission and services access forms required one to fill their gender identity as either male or female and had no option for other identities (Winter et al., 2016). However, the study fails to provide why most medical facilities are designated either male or female. The transgender population is unable to access medical services due to social discrimination and community perception.
The study is critical in enabling the learners to understand the value of providing health care to transgender. However, there is a need for further specificity when handling transgender issues. It is vital to understand that transgender problems are both long term and short-term concerns. I would propose an enhanced study to include a further understanding of how the provision of LGB health services affects transgender health service and what the government can do to improve the provision of LGBTQ healthcare services.
The study Transgender people: Health at the margins of society by Winter et al. (2018) was undertaken to understand the challenges faced by transgender people in accessing health services. The independent variable of the study is the quality of health, and the dependent variables are health care providers and transgender people (Winter et al., 2016). The hypothesis of the paper is transgender’s experience hardship in accessing health care facilities due to lack of a special plan and little knowledge by policymakers and government officials on matters pertaining to transgender health.
The researchers utilize two methods in the sampling procedure. They include random selection and purposeful sampling. Under random selection, the researcher identified random individuals until they were able to acquire a sample from transgender. Under purposeful selection, they further used the transgender population to collect further information regarding availability f health care and other essential services (Winter et al., 2016). Data analysis is through tabling. This analysis where each data is classified into special groupings the transferred to a table. Thus, concluding the tabled data.
The authors found out that less than twenty percent of the transgender population interviewed had access to the health care facility. From most hospitals and healthcare institutions researched, they discovered that ninety percent of the admission and services access forms required one to fill their gender identity as either male or female and had no option for other identities (Winter et al., 2016). However, the study fails to provide why most medical facilities are designated either male or female. The transgender population is unable to access medical services due to social discrimination and community perception.
The study is critical in enabling the learners to understand the value of providing health care to transgender. However, there is a need for further specificity when handling transgender issues. It is vital to understand that transgender problems are both long term and short-term concerns. I would propose an enhanced study to include a further understanding of how the provision of LGB health services affects transgender health service and what the government can do to improve the provision of LGBTQ healthcare services.