Desenvolvimento e validação da cartilha para acolhimento de pessoas transgênero na atenção primária à saúde

Abstract

Introduction: The transgender population is among the most prone to suffering prejudice and various ways of violence. Within the scope of the Unified Health System (SUS), some advances have been made to improve the access conditions of these patients. One of them is the National LGBT Health Policy (PNSILGBT), which presents itself as a historic landmark for recognizing the demands of this population in a vulnerable condition. Objectives: The objective of the present work was to create an educational booklet and validate it by expert judges on the subject, as well as professionals in Primary Health Care (PHC) who represent the target audience. The purpose of the booklet is to guide the PHC professional how to adequately welcome transgender patients, presenting them with information directly and easily understood, based on previous bibliographic research. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, applied, quantitative, descriptive study. The booklet was prepared based on manuals and public health policies, in addition to scientific articles published in virtual libraries. Its content was evaluated by health professionals through a questionnaire applied using Google Forms® digital platform. The evaluators were divided into two groups: the first containing 13 professionals who work with Transgender patients within their area of activity, and a second group containing 5 professionals who work in Primary Health Care and who do not attend transgender patients. The method used was the Likert Scale. Results and Discussion: The booklet obtained an approval rate greater than 90% by the two groups of judges in each of the 6 assessment topics: objectives, content, relevance, illustrations, language and "layout and design". The adhesion of PHC professionals was not as expressive as expected, as nursing technicians and community health agents did not respond to the call for material evaluation. The possibility of consulting the transgender public for product evaluation was also discussed. Conclusion: The booklet obtained a good approval rate by the judges, proving to be effective in its main objective of offering reliable information, therefore reputable as validated.