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The health and well-being of transgender high school students: results from the New Zealand adolescent health survey (Youth'12).
Clark, Terryann C; Lucassen, Mathijs F G; Bullen, Pat; Denny, Simon J; Fleming, Theresa M; Robinson, Elizabeth M; Rossen, Fiona V.
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  • Clark TC; School of Nursing, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address: t.clark@auckland.ac.nz.
  • Lucassen MF; Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Bullen P; School of Learning, Development, and Professional Practice, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Denny SJ; Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Fleming TM; Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Robinson EM; Auckland Uniservices Limited, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Rossen FV; Centre for Gambling Studies, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
J Adolesc Health ; 55(1): 93-9, 2014 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24438852
PURPOSE: To report the prevalence of students according to four gender groups (i.e., those who reported being non-transgender, transgender, or not sure about their gender, and those who did not understand the transgender question), and to describe their health and well-being. METHODS: Logistic regressions were used to examine the associations between gender groups and selected outcomes in a nationally representative high school health and well-being survey, undertaken in 2012. RESULTS: Of the students (n = 8,166), 94.7% reported being non-transgender, 1.2% reported being transgender, 2.5% reported being not sure about their gender, and 1.7% did not understand the question. Students who reported being transgender or not sure about their gender or did not understand the question had compromised health and well-being relative to their non-transgender peers; in particular, for transgender students perceiving that a parent cared about them (odds ratio [OR], .3; 95% confidence interval [CI], .2-.4), depressive symptoms (OR, 5.7; 95% CI, 3.6-9.2), suicide attempts (OR, 5.0; 95% CI, 2.9-8.8), and school bullying (OR, 4.5; 95% CI, 2.4-8.2). CONCLUSIONS: This is the first nationally representative survey to report the health and well-being of students who report being transgender. We found that transgender students and those reporting not being sure are a numerically small but important group. Transgender students are diverse and are represented across demographic variables, including their sexual attractions. Transgender youth face considerable health and well-being disparities. It is important to address the challenging environments these students face and to increase access to responsive services for transgender youth.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta Sexual / Intento de Suicidio / Conducta del Adolescente / Trastorno Depresivo / Personas Transgénero Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality / Patient_preference Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: J Adolesc Health Asunto de la revista: PEDIATRIA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta Sexual / Intento de Suicidio / Conducta del Adolescente / Trastorno Depresivo / Personas Transgénero Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality / Patient_preference Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: J Adolesc Health Asunto de la revista: PEDIATRIA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos