2018
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 Prison Health 2018, 14: 69-88. PMID: 29869582, PMCID: PMC5992494, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-02-2017-0011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender 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 accessPrisonA multisite, longitudinal study of risk factors for incarceration and impact on mental health and substance use among young transgender women in the USA
Hughto JMW, Reisner SL, Kershaw TS, Altice FL, Biello KB, Mimiaga MJ, Garofalo R, Kuhns LM, Pachankis JE. A multisite, longitudinal study of risk factors for incarceration and impact on mental health and substance use among young transgender women in the USA. Journal Of Public Health 2018, 41: 100-109. PMID: 29474682, PMCID: PMC6490767, DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung transgender womenIllicit drug useRisk factorsTransgender womenRecent incarcerationDrug useSignificant independent predictorsIndividual risk factorsSubstance use disordersIndependent predictorsDepressive symptomsGeneral populationUse disordersMultilevel interventionsSomatic symptomsPoor healthRecent homelessnessMental healthStudy periodSubstance useWomenMixed effects modelsLongitudinal studySymptomsEffects model
2017
“What's the right thing to do?” Correctional healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes and experiences caring for transgender inmates
Clark KA, Hughto J, Pachankis JE. “What's the right thing to do?” Correctional healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes and experiences caring for transgender inmates. Social Science & Medicine 2017, 193: 80-89. PMID: 29028559, PMCID: PMC5695233, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorrectional healthcare providersHealthcare providers' knowledgeGender-affirming careHealthcare providersProvider knowledgeTransgender patientsHealthcare policy changesMental health servicesHealthcare providers' abilityNegative health consequencesHealth servicesMedical needTransgender womenHealth consequencesProviders' abilityCarePatientsTransgender inmatesInterview guideKey informant interviewsCustody staffTransgender individualsCompetency trainingThematic analysisProviders