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Gender Identity, Disability, and Unmet Healthcare Needs among Disabled People Living in the Community in the United States

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ID15511486
AuthorsAbigail Mulcahy (Portland VA Medical Center, corresponding author), Carl G Streed (0000-0003-3075-253X, Boston University), Anna Wallisch (0000-0003-0951-8810, University of Kansas), Anna Marie Wallisch (Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA), Katie Batza (0009-0001-9239-0565, University of Kansas), Noelle K Kurth (0000-0003-2525-3605, University of Kansas), Noelle Kurth (Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies, Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA), Jean P Hall (0000-0001-7236-1807, Center for Independent Living), Darcy Jones Mcmaughan (0000-0002-2147-2686, Oklahoma State University)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue5
Pages2588-2588
Publication date2022-02-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19052588
PMID35270279
OpenAlexW4213210898
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited90

Disabled adults and transgender people in the United States face multiple compounding and marginalizing forces that result in unmet healthcare needs. Yet, gender identity among disabled people has not been explored, especially beyond binary categories of gender. Using cross-sectional survey data, we explored the rates of disability types and the odds of unmet healthcare needs among transgender people with disabilities compared to cisgender people with disabilities. The rates of disability type were similar between transgender and cisgender participants with two significant differences. Fewer transgender participants identified physical or mobility disability as their main disability compared to cisgender participants (12.31%/8 vs. 27.68/581, p < 0.01), and more transgender participants selected developmental disability as their main disability compared to cisgender participants (13.85%/9 vs. 3.67%/77, p < 0.001). After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, the odds of disabled transgender participants reporting an unmet need were higher for every unmet need except for preventative services

Health care · Logistic regression · Odds · Prejudice (legal term · Transgender · Disability Rights and Representation · Healthcare Policy and Management · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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