208. Intergenerational Relationships And Generational Differences In Access To Health-Related Resources Among Young Transwomen: A Qualitative Analysis

Young transgender women often face social marginalization and stigma in healthcare settings, leading to diminished access to health resources and negative health outcomes, including a significantly increased risk of HIV infection. For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) will include transgender women. A key component of this process is the formative assessment; thus the Philadelphia NHBS formative assessment was an ethnographic study of the trans women community in Philadelphia aimed at investigating the issues that impact the health and wellbeing of the community and building a community-based framework for research and intervention.

Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - January 16, 2019 Category: Child Development Authors: Joshua Franklin, Siobhan Gruschow, Isabella Joslin, Andrea Lamour-Harrington, Jennifer Shinefeld, Kathleen Brady, Nadia Dowshen Source Type: research