Profile of care for children and adolescents at a gender-affirming outpatient clinic within the Brazilian National Health System in São Paulo, Brazil, between 2009 and 2020.
Felipe Assunção de Freitas, Josevan de Souza-Silva, Bianca Machado Borba Soll, Ana Carolina Novo, Maira Caricari Saavedra, Tainá Lacroix, Alexandre Saadeh
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Abstract
Objective: To describe the profile of transgender children and adolescents receiving care at a gender affirming outpatient clinic within the Brazilian National Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS) in São Paulo.
Methods: This was a descriptive study involving 555 participants, who received care between 2009 and 2020, in tertiary care services of the SUS. Data were analyzed using Pearson's chi-square test and standard deviation, considering gender, age, and origin.
Results: Between 2009 and 2020, there was an increase among males (2009, 0%; 2020, 83.3%) and a decrease among females (2009, 100%; 2020, 16.6%), with an average age of 13.7 and 14.3 years. The majority (93.7%) of consultations was performed in the Southeast region.
Conclusion: Over the two decades analyzed, there was an increase in healthcare demand from male transgender children and adolescents, while there was a proportional reduction among females. Care for children and adolescents was concentrated in the Southeast region.
目的:描述在巴西国家卫生系统(Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS) 圣保罗的性别确认门诊诊所接受治疗的跨性别儿童和青少年的概况。方法:这是一项描述性研究,涉及555名参与者,他们在2009年至2020年期间在SUS的三级保健服务中接受治疗。数据分析采用皮尔逊卡方检验和标准差,考虑性别、年龄和来源。结果:2009 - 2020年,男性发病人数有所增加(2009年,0%;2020年,83.3%),女性下降(2009年,100%;2020年(16.6%),平均年龄分别为13.7岁和14.3岁。大多数(93.7%)的咨询在东南地区进行。结论:在分析的二十年中,男性跨性别儿童和青少年的医疗保健需求有所增加,而女性跨性别儿童和青少年的医疗保健需求呈比例下降。对儿童和青少年的照顾主要集中在东南部地区。