Open Access<p>The Need for Transgender Healthcare Medical Education in a Developing Country</p>
Author(s) -
Russell Seth Martins,
Raisa Saleh,
Kamal Hasan,
Mishal Gillani,
Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant,
Muhammad Muddasir Munir,
Hamza M Iftikar,
Zara Shah,
Muhammad H Z Hussain,
Mohammad K Azhar,
Fatima R Qadri,
Sarah Saleem
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s255483
Subject(s) - transgender , curriculum , inclusion (mineral) , health care , stratified sampling , medicine , family medicine , medical education , psychology , political science , pedagogy , social psychology , pathology , psychoanalysis , law
The single most significant barrier to healthcare for people who identify as transgender is poor access to healthcare providers trained in trans-health. Despite this, trans-health education is far from being a routine component of the undergraduate medical curriculum in developing countries like Pakistan. This study aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes regarding people who identify as transgender, as well as the perceived need for trans-health in the curriculum, amongst medical students in Pakistan.