Iranian Nurses’ Attitudes toward Transgender People: A Descriptive-Analytical Study

Transgender people often encounter stigma, discrimination, and inappropriate encounters in health systems. The purpose of this study was to determine the attitude of Iranian nurses toward transgender people. This is an analytical-descriptive study conducted in Iran. 393 Iranian nurses entered the st...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sexuality & culture 2024-12, Vol.28 (6), p.2470-2483
Hauptverfasser:	Nemati-Vakilabad, Reza, Dolatabadi, Pouya, Hassanzadeh, Reza, Bozorgzad, Parisa, Ajri-Khameslou, Mehdi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Attitudes Culture Discrimination Education Gender dysphoria Gender identity Gender reassignment surgery Health behavior Health care Health facilities Health services Marital status Marriage Men Minority & ethnic groups Nurses Original Article Personality and Social Psychology Psychology Regional and Cultural Studies Sexual orientation Social Sciences Stigma Transgender persons Women
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Zusammenfassung:	Transgender people often encounter stigma, discrimination, and inappropriate encounters in health systems. The purpose of this study was to determine the attitude of Iranian nurses toward transgender people. This is an analytical-descriptive study conducted in Iran. 393 Iranian nurses entered the study using the convenience sampling method. The attitudes toward transgender Individuals Scale was used to survey nurses’ attitudes towards transgender people. Data was collected from 2021 to 2022. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS-14 software. A significance level of 0.05 was considered. The average score of the nurses’ attitude in this study was 68.92 ± 11.69. The results showed a significant relationship between participants’ attitudes and gender ( P
ISSN:	1095-5143 1936-4822
DOI:	10.1007/s12119-024-10237-9