Health and Healthcare Service Use
The Experiences of Runaway Trans Adolescents Compared to their Peers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3621517 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Max Ferguson (0000-0002-1911-0117, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St Michael’s Hospital, London, UK, corresponding author), Maya Peled (0000-0001-8306-2589, McCreary Centre Society, Vancouver, Canada), Elizabeth M Saewyc (McCreary Centre Society, Vancouver, Canada), Elizabeth Saewyc (0000-0002-1625-9506, Vancouver Native Health Society) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 821-835 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00918369.2021.1892404 |
| PMID | 33891528 |
| OpenAlex | W3153305805 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
This study is the first trans-inclusive exploration of the relation between running away from home, health, and access to healthcare and supportive figures as a function of gender among adolescents. Secondary data analysis of the 2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey found that trans adolescents were 4.25 times as likely as males, and 3.0 times as likely as females, to have run away. Logistic regressions indicated that runaway adolescents of all genders had greater odds of reporting poor or fair overall health (OR: 2.9) and mental health (OR: 4.5), and of foregoing needed physical (OR: 4.8) and mental health care (OR: 4.5) compared to adolescents who had not run away. The relation between running away and health was exacerbated among trans adolescents. Trans and female youth were also less likely than males to report receiving helpful support. Findings highlight the importance of offering trans-affirming services and care to mitigate harms associated with running away from home
Adolescent health · Health care · Logistic regression · Mental health · Odds · Psychiatry · Sociology · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |