Qualidade de vida de pessoas trans no Estado de Sergipe

Abstract

Introduction: When transgender people affirm a gender identity different from the "cis-hetero-normative", they are exposed to many situations of violence and discrimination that can decrease their quality of life (QOL). Objective: To evaluate the QOL and the main socioeconomic factors of trans people of Sergipe. Methodology: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Twenty-six transgender people participated in this study by answering two questionnaires: the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire aimed to evaluate their quality of life and a identity questionnaire to assess sociodemographic aspects. The mean age was 26.2 years. Results: The sample consisted of 58% transgender men, 34% transgender women and 8% of other genders. A score was found indicating a regular QOL score. The mean grades for the physical, physiological, social relationship, enviroment social and vertical partners were 3.2; 3,4; 3.9; 3.3, respectively. Conclusion: Most of the participants were young men who declared themselves to be: pardos, single, without children, downtown residents, with access to higher education, with an income lower than three times the minimum salary and that have begun the transition process in the last five years. Our results showed a regular global QOL score, with worse results in the physical domain, followed by the environment and psychological. The best result was in the domain of social relations.