Frontiers in Public Health (Jul 2022)

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of People With Gender Dysphoria

  • Fernanda Guadagnin,
  • Dhiordan Cardoso da Silva,
  • Karine Schwarz,
  • Karine Schwarz,
  • Anna Paula Villas Bôas,
  • Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato,
  • Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.878348
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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ObjectiveTo analyze the impact on the psychological and social aspects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria (GD).MethodsGoogle Forms inventory was sent via WhatsApp, including qualitative and quantitative questions evaluating three life dimensions denominated as Sociodemographic, Economic, and COVID-19 pandemic. It was applied in two periods: At the beginning of the pandemic (June-2020) (P1) and one year later (June-2021) (P2). The inventory also included questions about economic dimensions before the pandemic for individual comparison purposes (P0). 48 individuals (28 transsexual women, 20 transsexual men) participated in both periods.Results77.1% (n = 37) lived in Rio Grande do Sul, 50.0% (n = 24) refereed incomplete high school; Monthly Income increased significantly between the periods (P0) and (P1). Emergence aid approval was significantly higher in (P2), 56.3% (n = 27), compared to (P1), 39.6% (n = 19). A statistically significant difference was detected in the feeling of depression in the (P2) among the cases that requested Emergency Aid.ConclusionThe studied population presented deterioration regarding their condition of social vulnerability in relation to formal employment, access to health services, and mental health.

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