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Assessment of Health Conditions and Health Service Use Among Transgender Patients in Canada

Author(s) -

Alex Abramovich,

Claire de Oliveira,

Tara Kiran,

Tomisin Iwajomo,

Lori E. Ross,

Paul Kurdyak

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15036

Subject(s) - transgender , population , socioeconomic status , medicine , gerontology , demography , health care , health equity , public health , psychology , environmental health , nursing , sociology , psychoanalysis , economics , economic growth

Key Points Question How do sociodemographic characteristics, chronic conditions, and health service utilization trajectories differ among transgender individuals compared with the general population? Findings This cross-sectional study identified and linked health administrative data for 2085 transgender individuals in Ontario, Canada, and found that transgender individuals are more likely to live in lower-income neighborhoods, experience chronic health conditions, and have higher health service use than the general population. Meaning This study demonstrates the need to improve the capacity to identify transgender individuals in administrative health data to understand the factors underlying their high rates of disease burden.

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