The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Oct 25;22(1):1287. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08654-3.
BACKGROUND: An increasing body of scholarship focuses on transgender individuals' experiences when accessing gender-affirming healthcare. However, the experiences of transgender individuals who identify as being of foreign-origin in Finland have rarely been studied. This study aims to fill the gap in research and contribute to the understanding of the experiences of transgender individuals who also identify as belonging to the foreign-origin populations in Finland. METHODS: Fourteen semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted and analyzed with reflexive thematic analysis (RTA), through the framework of intersectionality. The interviews were part of a broader sample of qualitative data, collected about the experiences of sexual and gender minorities among the foreign-origin populations in Finland. RESULTS: The analysis showed two main interconnected themes. Firstly, perceived barriers when accessing gender-affirming care. In this theme, the intersections of transgender identity, foreign background, class, and age affected the experiences of the individuals. Secondly, the necessity of "performing identities:" the intersections of class, transgender identity, nativity, and race affected those. CONCLUSION: The findings of the current study suggest that the intersectional aspects of individual identities create structural inequalities in the Finnish gender-affirming healthcare system. To tackle these inequalities, further research is needed on the healthcare experiences of gender minorities in Finland both within and outside the scope of transgender-specific healthcare.
背景:越来越多的学术研究关注跨性别者在获得性别肯定性医疗保健方面的经历。然而,很少有研究关注在芬兰的具有外国血统的跨性别者的经历。本研究旨在填补这一研究空白,并有助于理解芬兰的具有外国血统的跨性别者的经历。
方法:进行了 14 次半结构化定性访谈,并通过交叉性框架进行了反思性主题分析(RTA)。这些访谈是在芬兰的外国血统人群中的性少数群体的经历的更广泛的定性数据样本的一部分。
结果:分析显示了两个主要的相互关联的主题。首先,获得性别肯定性护理时的感知障碍。在这个主题中,跨性别认同、外国背景、阶级和年龄的交叉影响了个体的经历。其次,“表现身份”的必要性:阶级、跨性别认同、出生和种族的交叉影响了这些。
结论:本研究的结果表明,个体身份的交叉方面在芬兰的性别肯定性医疗保健系统中造成了结构性不平等。为了解决这些不平等问题,需要对芬兰的性别少数群体的医疗保健经历进行进一步的研究,包括在跨性别特定医疗保健范围之内和之外。
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