Access to trans men sexual and reproductive health in Alagoas

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Evylee Hadassa Barbosa
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, Joyce Nayara Duarte da, França, Alba Maria Bomfim de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20043
• topic: Sexual and Reproductive Health; Health Services Accessibility; Transgender persons.; Salud Sexual y Reproductiva; Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud; Personas transgénero.; Saúde Sexual e Reprodutiva; Acesso aos Serviços de Saúde; Pessoas transgênero.

Check how trans men in Alagoas access sexual and reproductive health services in Alagoas. Exploratory, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, using as a primary source information from trans men related to health access to sexual and reproductive services for trans men in Alagoas. The results show that 66.6% declare age between 18-24 years, and 33.3% between 25-35 years. 40% have completed higher education, 40% complete high school and 20% incomplete higher education. 60% have 1-3 minimum wages, 20% have 04 or more minimum wage and the other 20% up to 01 minimum wage. 60% access health services through a private health plan, and 40% through SUS. 60% had no annual consultations in sexual and reproductive health services, 20% had at least one consultation, another 20% had 2-4 consultations annually. None of the participants claimed to have undergone the sex reassignment surgery, but 60% of them said they do not feel like doing it, another 40% feel the desire to do it. Access to cytology and colposcopy was reported by 33.3%, another 33.3% still have access, but do not perform it, and 33.3% do not have access to cytology and colposcopy services. The use of hormone therapy was reported by 80% of the participants, while 20% said they did not use hormone therapy. From the results obtained, it is evident that access to health services by trans men takes place through the supplementary health network.