Creating, reinforcing, and resisting the gender binary: a qualitative study of transgender women’s healthcare experiences in sex-segregated jails and prisons
Hughto J, Clark KA, Altice FL, Reisner SL, Kershaw TS, Pachankis JE. Creating, reinforcing, and resisting the gender binary: a qualitative study of transgender women’s healthcare experiences in sex-segregated jails and prisons. International Journal Of Prisoner Health 2018, 14: 69-88. PMID: 29869582, PMCID: PMC5992494, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-02-2017-0011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDelivery of Health CareFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedPrisonersPrisonsQualitative ResearchTransgender PersonsYoung AdultConceptsGender binaryTransgender womenHealthcare experiencesWomen's healthcare experiencesResearch limitations/implications FindingsCorrectional healthcare providersProviders' limited knowledgeDesign/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviewsWomen ActFirst-hand accountsWomen's accessMethodology/approachOriginality/valueInstitutional cultureMulti-level barriersStructural stigmaFeminine identityInstitutional policiesFindings ParticipantsImplications FindingsQualitative studyHealthcare barriersInsufficient accessPrison