University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Cayey, Puerto Rico.
P R Health Sci J. 2022 Sep;41(3):128-134.
The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and attitudes about transgender care in Hispanic medical students at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (UPR SOM).
Medical students at the UPR SOM were invited to participate in a questionnaire to assess their attitudes and knowledge about the healthcare of transgender patients. The data were analyzed as percentages and averages using Stata version 14.
A total of 141 medical students completed the survey. The majority of the students (52.5%) reported that they needed to learn more about transgender health issues. Most of the students (60.3%) were not familiar with the hormonal regimens used for gender reassignment and transition and were not knowledgeable about the requirements an individual must fulfil prior to undergoing gender-reassignment surgery. The Likert scale scores for how comfortable students felt about working with transgender patients and becoming known among peers as a doctor that cares for transgender patients were 4.0 (95% CI: 4.0-4.2) and 4.7 (95% CI: 4.6-4.8), respectively. Almost all the medical students (97.9%) thought that transgender patients deserved the same quality of care from medical institutions as heterosexual patients receive. Most of the medical students (87.3%) believed physicians are responsible for the treatment of transgender patients.
Our study revealed that even though UPR SOM medical students tend to be willing to treat transgender patients, there are limitations to their knowledge and training regarding this specific healthcare topic. Strategies to improve medical student knowledge about and training on these topics must be considered.
本研究旨在探讨波多黎各大学医学院（UPR SOM）西班牙裔医学生对跨性别护理的知识和态度。
邀请 UPR SOM 的医学生参加一项问卷调查，以评估他们对跨性别患者医疗保健的态度和知识。使用 Stata 版本 14 分析数据，以百分比和平均值表示。
共有 141 名医学生完成了调查。大多数学生（52.5%）表示他们需要更多地了解跨性别健康问题。大多数学生（60.3%）不熟悉用于性别重置和过渡的激素方案，也不了解个体在进行性别重置手术前必须满足的要求。学生对与跨性别患者合作和在同行中成为关心跨性别患者的医生的舒适度的李克特量表评分分别为 4.0（95%置信区间：4.0-4.2）和 4.7（95%置信区间：4.6-4.8）。几乎所有医学生（97.9%）认为跨性别患者应与异性恋患者一样从医疗机构获得同等质量的护理。大多数医学生（87.3%）认为医生有责任治疗跨性别患者。
我们的研究表明，尽管 UPR SOM 的医学生倾向于愿意治疗跨性别患者，但他们在这一特定医疗保健主题方面的知识和培训存在局限性。必须考虑采取策略来提高医学生对这些主题的知识和培训。
