Gynecological care for the population of transgender men in Primary Health Care           /            Atendimento ginecológico à população de homens transgêneros na Atenção Primária à Saúde

Gabriela Aparecida Leonel; Lucélia Terra Chini; Paloma Elisama de Oliveira; Christianne Alves Pereira Calheiros; Patricia Scotini Freitas

doi:10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v14.11941

Authors

Gabriela Aparecida Leonel School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-9402
Lucélia Terra Chini School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0266-5295
Paloma Elisama de Oliveira School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2358-7559
Christianne Alves Pereira Calheiros School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7469-6034
Patricia Scotini Freitas School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8270-8955

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v14.11941

Keywords:

Family Health Strategy, Gender Identity, Gynecology, Nursing

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate gynecological care for the population of transgender men from the perspective of doctors and nurses in primary care. Method: cross-sectional and quantitative study, carried out with 36 health professionals from a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

An instrument was used containing questions about sociodemographic data, professional training, knowledge about the transgender theme and about gynecological services for transgender men. Results: the sample was 100.00% cisgender, mean age of 31.89±13.43 years. Of these, 52.77% have never seen transgender. As for gynecological consultations for transgender men, 8.33% do not think they are necessary, 74.98% do not feel fully prepared to deal with this situation and 19.42% do not feel fully comfortable to attend to them. Conclusion: there is unpreparedness and deficit in the training of professionals regarding gynecological care transgender men, and it should be in accordance with the demands and rights that this population has.

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Author Biographies

Gabriela Aparecida Leonel, School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG)

Graduated in Nursing from the School of Nursing of the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL/MG). Member of PET - Tutorial Education Program in Nursing (MEC/SESU). Member of the Extension Project "PET ACOEXA" at UNIFAL/MG. Member of the Research Group Comprehensive Health Care for Women, Children and Adolescents at UNIFAL-MG. She is currently developing Scientific Initiation research in the field of Nursing. E-mail: gabriela.leonel@sou.unifal-mg.edu.br. Areas of interest: LGBTQIA+ Health.

Lucélia Terra Chini, School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG)

PhD in Health Sciences from the PPG in Community Health of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, USP. Graduated in Nursing and Master in Nursing from the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG). She works in the following lines of research: primary health care, gerontology, permanence in the elderly, chronic teaching and construction and validation of measurement instruments. She is currently an Administrative Technician in Education (TAE), in the Nursing-Collective Health position, at the School of Nursing at the Federal University of Alfenas.

Paloma Elisama de Oliveira, School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG)

Nursing student at the Federal University of Alfenas - UNIFAL-MG. E-mail: paloma.oliveira@sou.unifal-mg.edu.br.

Christianne Alves Pereira Calheiros, School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG)

She is an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), in the area of Nursing in Women's Health and pedagogical practices at graduation, Higher Education Methodology; Gender, Health and Society and Qualitative Research Methodology in the Masters in Nursing at UNIFAL-MG. She is the deputy director of the School of Nursing at UNIFAL-MG (2019-2021). Professor of Prenatal Nursing I and Women's Health Policies at the National Residency Program in Obstetric Nursing and participates in the Maternal and Child Research Groups at UNIFAL-MG and Pedagogical Teaching Practices in Health EERP-USP. She was Coordinator of the Nursing Course at the Federal University of Alfenas UNIFAL-MG (2015-2017). She has experience in the field of Nursing, with emphasis on: geronto-geriatric nursing, collective health nursing; women's health nursing, nursing education. She was a constituent member of the Nursing Advisory Committee for the 2016 ENADE assessment, in the Sinaes assessment cycle by INEP/MEC. Graduated in Nursing from the Federal University of Alfenas (1995), Specialist in Professional Education in the Health Area: Nursing, by National School of Public Health (ENSP) - (2001), Master in Nursing from the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing EERP/USP (2004), Specialist in Nursing in Obstetrics and from UFMG, with internship at Hospital Sofia Feldman in Belo Horizonte-MG. PhD in Sciences by EERP ? USP (2014), in the area of Public Health Nursing. CAPES 7 (2014). She worked as a technical nurse in charge at the Nossa Senhora da Piedade Hospital in Elói Mendes and an assistant nurse at the Humanitas Hospital in Varginha and coordinating nurse and technical responsible for Primary Health Care at the Municipal Health Department of Elói Mendes. Coordinator of the decentralized Nursing Technician Course at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Coordinator of the Nursing Assistant Course at the National School of Public Health of Minas Gerais (ENSP), Coordinator and Tutor of the Specialization Course in Professional Education in the Field Health: Nursing by FIOCRUZ decentralized to the municipality of Machado MG. Coordinator of the Nursing Course and professor at the José do Rosário Vellano University, Alfenas campus - MG. Professor of the Nursing Course in Adult and Elderly Health at the University Center of the South of Minas Gerais in Varginha, Professor of the Nursing Course in Collective Health and Ethics at the University Center of Três Corações UNINCOR in Três Corações MG. She was tutor of the Specialization Course in Medicine in Family Health at NESCON / UFMG. Tutor of the PRÓ-HOSP Specialization by FIOCRUZ and Tutor of the Master Plan for Primary Health Care by ENSP-MG.

Patricia Scotini Freitas, School of Nursing (EE), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG)

Graduated in Nursing from the Federal University of Alfenas (2002), Specialist in Infection Prevention and Control in Health Services from the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing (EERP-USP) (2004), Specialist in Professional Education in the Field in Health: Nursing by the National School of Public Health (2004), Specialist in Nursing in Women's Health: Obstetrics by the Centro Universitário Herminio Ometto de Araras (2018). Master in Health from Universidade José do Rosário Vellano (2007) and PhD in Sciences from EERP-USP, in the area of Fundamental Nursing CAPES 7 (2014) - Doctoral scholarship from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). She worked as a technical nurse in charge at a maternal and child hospital and immunization coordinator nurse at the Epidemiological Surveillance Division of the Public Health Department of the Municipal Health Department of Poços de Caldas. She acted as coordinator of Extension and Research and professor at the José do Rosário Vellano University, Poços de Caldas campus. She was coordinator and professor of the Undergraduate Nursing course and coordinator of Graduate Studies and Language Center at Faculdade Pitágoras de Poços de Caldas. She is currently an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), in the area of Nursing in Collective Health and Women's Health; Evidence-Based Practice and Review Methods. Participates in the Research Groups Evidence-Based Practice in Health EERP-USP; GWomen: Study and Research Group on Women's Health EERP-USP, Synthesis of Evidence in Health (GPeSES) and Comprehensive Health Care for Women, Children and Adolescents UNIFAL-MG. She has experience in the field of Nursing, with an emphasis on: women's health nursing, public health nursing, evidence-based practice and review methods. E-mail: patricia.freitas@unifal-mg.edu.br

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