{"title":"Health Care Transition of Transgender Youth","authors":"Michelle Tsai, M. Lau, L. Kuper","doi":"10.1542/PEDS.147.3_MEETINGABSTRACT.605","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background/Purpose: No studies have yet examined health care transition (HCT) among transgender youth, although they are known to experience difficulty accessing culturally competent healthcare. The goal of this study was to identify gaps in education and support for transgender youth transitioning gender-affirming care to an adult healthcare setting. Methods: Transgender youth 14-21 years old and their parents were recruited at clinic visits for gender-affirming care at a pediatric medical center. For patients ≥18 years old attending visits without …","PeriodicalId":355475,"journal":{"name":"Section on LGBT Health and Wellness Program","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Section on LGBT Health and Wellness Program","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1542/PEDS.147.3_MEETINGABSTRACT.605","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Background/Purpose: No studies have yet examined health care transition (HCT) among transgender youth, although they are known to experience difficulty accessing culturally competent healthcare. The goal of this study was to identify gaps in education and support for transgender youth transitioning gender-affirming care to an adult healthcare setting. Methods: Transgender youth 14-21 years old and their parents were recruited at clinic visits for gender-affirming care at a pediatric medical center. For patients ≥18 years old attending visits without …