Motivos pelos quais a população de Mulheres Trans e Travestis não procuram atendimento na Unidade Saúde da Família

Abstract

This research aimed to discover the “Reasons why the population of transsexual and transvestite women do not seek care at the Family Health Unit (USF)” based on a historical-cultural context. Following this discovery, possible reasons were discovered, the perception of these women was extracted from the elaboration of public policies aimed at this community, in addition to proposing possibilities of reception and equity for this population. In this sense, this is a qualitative research that was carried out in a participatory manner through a field investigation and used as an instrument interviews based on a semi- structured questionnaire directed at the research objectives and following the “snowball” principle, also known as chain sampling, and thus, the perceptions of 10 transsexual and transvestite women about health care were recorded. The elements found in the interviews were grouped into three large categories (USF, Transsexual and Transvestite Women and Other subjects) and discussed in the results of this research. Although disrespect for the social name prevents the full recognition of a transsexual or transvestite woman, this disrespect perpetuates a cycle of exclusion that also encompasses the health service, where it was concluded that the need for robust and empathetic professional training becomes fundamental to transform the reality experienced by these women.