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1570/2013 - Formation process of the social representations of transsexuality health professionals: possible ways to overcome the   prejudice
Processo de formação das representações sociais sobre transexualidade dos profissionais de saude: possíveis caminhos para superação do preconceito

Author:

• Adelyany Batista dos Santos - dos Santos, Adelyany B. - Brasília, DF - Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal - <adelyany@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Edgar Merchan-Hamann - MERCHAN-HAMANN, E. - Universidade de Brasília - <merchan.hamann@gmail.com, hamann@unb.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-9466
• Helena Eri Shimizu - Shimizu, H.E. - Brasília, - Universidade de Brasília - <shimizu@unb.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5612-5695

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Gênero

Abstract:

The aim of this paper is to identify and analyze the structure of social representations of health professionals about transsexuality. The theoretical and methodological approach used was the structural of social representations developed by Jean-Claude Abric. We interviewed 128 health professionals from 22 health units in the Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal. Data collection consisted of the application of semi-structured questionnaire based on the technique of free association with the term induction "transsexuality." The data were processed in the software EVOC 2000. The subjects‘ profile shows the predominance of female participants and professionals in the field of nursing. The terms "sex change" and "prejudice" appear likely to compose the core, and "transformation", "option", "respect" and "acceptance" composing the peripheral systems of representation.

Keywords:

Gender and Health Personal Health Health Policy

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dos Santos, Adelyany B., MERCHAN-HAMANN, E., Shimizu, H.E.. Formation process of the social representations of transsexuality health professionals: possible ways to overcome the   prejudice. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Sep). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/formation-process-of-the-social-representations-of-transsexuality-health-professionals-possible-ways-to-overcome-the-nbsp-prejudice/14011?id=14011



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