Souza Martha Helena Teixeira de, Signorelli Marcos Claudio, Coviello Denise Martin, Pereira Pedro Paulo Gomes
Centro Universitário Franciscano, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil,
Curso de Fisioterapia e Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Paraná.
Cien Saude Colet. 2014 Jul;19(7):2277-86. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232014197.10852013.
The scope of this paper is to shed light on the therapeutic itineraries of transvestites from Santa Maria in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. The study sought to follow the complex trajectories followed by transvestites in their quest for health care. Field research was conducted between January and November 2012 with transvestites from different cities in the state who were living in Santa Maria at the time. It involved qualitative methodology using ethnographic research. The results showed that the interviewees avoid institutionalized health services, opting for other forms of health care. In this respect, it is noteworthy that of the group of 49 transvestites who were included in this study, 48 sought health care in "African religion groups" or "batuque" ("drumming"), as they refer to them. The transvestites stated that they opted for "African religion groups" as they saw them as places that were able to afford forms of care and protection, without questioning bodily changes and sexual orientation. This article may help to shed light on some of the unusual trajectories of transvestites in their quest for health care.
本文的范围是揭示巴西南部南里奥格兰德州中部圣玛丽亚市易装癖者的治疗历程。该研究旨在追踪易装癖者在寻求医疗保健过程中所遵循的复杂轨迹。2012年1月至11月期间，对当时居住在圣玛丽亚市的该州不同城市的易装癖者进行了实地研究。研究采用了人种志研究的定性方法。结果显示，受访者避开了制度化的医疗服务，选择了其他形式的医疗保健。在这方面，值得注意的是，在这项研究纳入的49名易装癖者群体中，有48人在他们所提及的“非洲宗教团体”或“巴图克”（“击鼓”）中寻求医疗保健。易装癖者表示，他们选择 “非洲宗教团体”，是因为他们认为这些地方能够提供各种形式的护理和保护，而不会质疑身体变化和性取向。本文可能有助于揭示易装癖者在寻求医疗保健过程中的一些不同寻常的轨迹。
