Access by lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites/transsexuals to the Basic Family Health Units

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Geane Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Nogueira, Jordana de Almeida, Costa, Gilka Paiva Oliveira, Silva, Francisca Vilena da, Almeida, Sandra Aparecida de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/33109
• topic: Health Services Accessibility; Family Health; Sexual and Gender Minorities.; Acesso aos Serviços de Saúde; Saúde da Família; Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero.

Objective: to understand the access of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites/transsexuals to the Basic Family Health Units. Methods: qualitative research held with 54 patients. A semi-structured interview and the free association test were used. The data were processed by the software IRaMuTeQ® and submitted to the technique of Content Analysis in the thematic modality. Results:six categories emerged: Silencing regarding sexual orientation and gender identity – access is facilitated as they do not reveal themselves; Invisibility and indifference to legal political references - antagonism between the paradigm thought and executed; Homophobic manifestations and effects on access - restricted use of the service; Embarrassment and distancing - removal and search for private services; Des (humanized) and unethical practices - lack of awareness, secrecy; and Stigma and access - permanence of stigmata between Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and homosexuality. Conclusion: the access to health services is limited with intolerance, constraints, exclusionary and aerial positions.